ἐπεύνακτοι

ἐπεύνακτοι, ων, οἱ, (εὐνάζω) name for the Helots who were adopted into their lords' places during the Messenian wars, Theopomp.Hist. 166:—D.S. 8 Fr. 21 writes ἐπευνακταί, and seems to identify them with the παρθενίαι (q. v.): Hsch. has ἐνεύνακτοι· οἱ παρθενίαι, and ἐπευνακταί· οἱ συγκοιμηταί.