ἐξομηρεύω

A. bind by taking hostages, [τοὺς δούλους] ταῖς τεκνοποΐαις ἐ. bind slaves to one's service by the pledges of wives and children, Arist. Oec. 1344b17, cf. Phld. Oec. p.33J.:—Med., νήπιοι ψυχῆς φίλτρα ‐εύσασθαι δυνάμενα στρατηγὸν πρὸς πατρίδα Onos. 1.12; also, produce by hostages, φιλίαν Str. 6.4.2; bind to oneself, D.S. 27.7; win over, SIG 656.21 (Abdera, ii B. C., found at Teos).