πόσις

A. πόσεϊ Il. 5.71; voc. πόσι E. Alc. 323, Ar. Th. 913; also πόσις E. Hel. 1399: pl. πόσεις Id. IA 176 (lyr.); acc. πόσιας Il. 6.240:—husband, spouse, Il. 3.329, Alcm. 29, Inscr.Cypr. 93 H., Pi. P. 9.99, etc.; τὸν ὁμοδέμνιον π. A. Ag. 1108 (lyr.); esp. lawful husband, μὴ π. μὲν Ἡρακλῆς ἐμὸς καλῆται, τῆς νεωτέρας δ’ ἀνήρ S. Tr. 550 (but cf.Il. 24.725 and 763): rare in Prose, Arist. Pol. 1335b41; π. καὶ ἄλοχος ib. 1253b6; κρυπτὸς π., of a paramour, E. Or. 561. (I.-E. potis 'lord, master', cf. πότνια, δεσπότης, Skt.pátis 'lord, master, husband', pátnī 'lady, wife', Lat. potis (sum), etc.)