παλλακίς

A. concubine, opp. lawful wife (ἄκοιτις), Il. 9.449,452; ὠνητὴ π. Od. 14.203, cf. LXX Jb. 19.17, Heroph. ap. Sor. 2.53 (dub. l.), etc.; π. δούλη AP 3.3 (Inscr. Cyzic.); ἐκ προγόνων παλλακίδων, of ritual prostitution, BCH 7.276 (Tralles). ‐ός,ὁ, minion, Hsch., Phot.