εἱρκτή

A. an inclosure, prison, Hdt. 4.146,148, Th. 1.131, PTeb. 5.260 (ii B. C.), etc.; of the body as prison of the soul, J. BJ 2.8.11 (pl.): pl., E. Ba. 497, X. Cyr. 3.1.19.

II. inner part of the house, women's apartments, Id. Mem. 2.1.5.