ἑταῖρος

ἑταῖρ-ος, [dialect] Ep. and [dialect] Dor. also [full] ἕγᾰρος, Cleobul. ap. D.L.1.93, A.Pers. 988 (lyr.), ὁ:—

A comrade, companion, in Hom. esp. of the followers of a chief, comrades-in-arms, Il.1.179, al.; messmate, 17.577 ; fellowslave, Od.14.407, al.: joined with ἀνήρ, 8.584, Hdt.5.95, Antipho 1.18 ; later, as a term of address,

φίλ' ἑταῖρε Thgn.753

, cf. Pl.Grg. 482a ; ὦταῖρε Scol. ap. Ar.V.1238, cf.Ev.Matt.20.13, al.: c. gen., δᾳιτὸς ἑταῖρε partner of my feast, h.Merc.436 ; νυκτὸς ἑ. ib.290 ; πόσιος καὶ βρώσιος ἑταῖροι messmates, Thgn.115 ;

ἑ. ἐν πρήγματι Id.116

.

2 metaph., of things, ἐσθλὸς ἑταῖρος, of a fair wind, Od.11.7, 12.149 ;

φθόνος κενεοφρόνων ἑ. Pi.Fr.212

;

γέλως ἑ. ὕβρεων Plu.2.622b

: c. dat.,

βίον..τὸν σοφοῖς ἕταρον AP7.470

(Mel.).

3 pupil, disciple, e.g. of Socrates, X.Mem.2.8.1, al., cf. Arist.Pol.1274a28 ;

Λεύκιππος καὶ ὁ ἑ. αὐτοῦ Δημόκριτος Id.Metaph.985b4

: pl., fellow-pupils, Poll.4.45.

4 of political partisans (cf.

ἑταιρεία 1.2

), Lys.12.43, Th.8.48 ; οἱ περὶ αὐτὸν ἑ. his club-mates, D.21.20.

5 members of a religious guild, OGI573.1 (Cilicia, Jewish).

6 rarely of lovers, Semon.7.49, Ar.Ec.912 (lyr.).

7 ἑταῖροι, οἱ, the guards, i.e. the cavalry of the Macedonian kings, Theopomp.Hist.217, Anaximen.Lamps. ap.Harp. s.v. πεζέταιρος, Arr.An.3.16.11, etc.; to be distinguished from the king's immediate retinue (cf. supr. 1), Theopomp. l.c., Arr. An.2.12.6, al.; of the Comites of the Roman Emperor, Βαρβίλλῳ τῷ ἐμῷ ἑτέρῳ (sic) PLond.1912.105 (Epist. Claudii), cf.SIG798.6 (Cyzicus, i A. D., pl.).

8 as Adj., associate of,

τὸ ἐπιθυμητικὸν ἡδονῶν ἑ. Pl.R.439d

: [comp] Sup., τοῖς σεαυτοῦ ἑταιροτάτοις your closest companions, Id.Grg.487d, cf. Phd.89e, D.Chr.1.44 ; σαργῶν γένος πέτρῃσιν ἑ. constant to the rocks, Opp.H.4.267 : abs., of animals, gregarious, Id.C.2.325.

II [full] ἑταίρα, [dialect] Ion. [full] ἑταίρη, [dialect] Ep. [full] ἑτάρη [pron. full] [ᾰ], ἡ, companion,

Ἔρις..Ἄρεος..κασιγνήτη ἑτάρη τε Il.4.441

;

Λάτω καὶ Νιόβα μάλα μὲν φίλαι ἦσαν ἔ. Sapph.31

, cf. 11 ;

φύζα, φόβου κρυόεντος ἑ. Il.9.2

;

φόρμιγξ.. ἣν ἄρα δαιτὶ θεοὶ ποίησαν ἑ. Od.17.271

, cf. h.Merc.478 ;

Νίκην, ἣ χορικῶν ἐστιν ἑ. Ar.Eq.589

;

μιμητικὴ..τῷ ἐν ἡμῖν ἑ. καὶ φίλη ἐστί Pl.R.603b

; Ποσειδάωνος ἑ., of a submerged city, Call.Del.101.

2 courtesan, Hdt.2.134, Ar.Pl.149, Ath.13.567a,571d, etc.; opp. πόρνη (a common prostitute), Anaxil.22.1 ; opp. γαμετή, Philetaer.5 ; Ἀφροδίτη ἑ. Apollod.Hist.17.