δμῳή

A. female slave taken in war, δμῳαὶ δ’ ἃς Ἀχιλεὺς ληΐσσατο (cf. δμώς) Il. 18.28, cf. 9.658, 24.643: generally, female slave, serving-woman, only in pl. in Hom., mostly joined with γυναῖκες: δμῳαί A. Ag. 908, S. Ant. 1189; δ. γυναῖκες A. Ch. 84; rare in Prose, X. Cyr. 5.1.6, Philostr. VA 1.5: later in sg., Q.S. 5.561; of things, δμωὴν . . Ἄϊδος . . μάκελλαν IG 14.1389i i25.