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Liddell-Scott-Jones Lexicon of Classical Greek
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Greek1: despoina 2: oikonomissa 3: damar 4: phôs 5: gametê
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Words That Regularly Appear With gunê
In Perseus Texts:anêrpaisteknonthugatêrandroô
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gu^nê, Dor. guna, Boeot. bana (v. sub voce), hê, gen. gunaikos, acc. gunaika, voc. gunai (gunê Alc.Com.32): dual gunai^ke Soph. Ant. 61: pl. gunaikes, gunaikôn, etc. (as if from gunaix wh. is only found in Gramm., cf. Hdn.Gr.au=S. Ant. =lr): gen. gunaikeiôn Phoc.3 (s. v.l.): Aeol. dat. pl. gunaikessi Sapph.Supp.7.6: Com. acc. gunên Pherecr.91: pl. nom. gunai Philippid.2, Men.484, acc. gunas Com.Adesp.1336, cf. EM243.24,AB86:--

  • woman, opp.man,Hom. Il. 15.683, etc.: with a second Subst., g. tamiê housekeeper, au=Hom. Il. 6.390; despoina Hom. Od. 7.347; grêüs (q. v.), aletris (q. v.), dmôiai gunaikes Hom. Il. 9.477,al.; Persides g.Hdt. 3.3: voc., as a term of respect or affection, mistress, lady, Eur. Med. 290, Theoc.15.12, etc.; phanti gunaikes the lasses say, IDEM=Theoc.20.30; pros gunaikos like a woman, Aesch. Ag. 592: prov., g. monôtheis' ouden IDEM=Aesch. Supp. 749; horkous gunaikos eis hudôr graphô (cf. graphô II) S.Fr.811; gunaixi kosmon hê sigê pherei IDEM=Soph. Aj. 293.

    II. wife, spouse,     Hom. Il. 6.160, Hom. Od. 8.523, Hdt. 1.34, etc.; g. kai parthenoi Xen. Anab. 3.2.25; opp. hetaira, Isaeus 3.13; g. gnêsia, PEleph.1.3 (iv B. C.); also, concubine, Hom. Il. 24.497.

    III. mortal woman, opp.goddess, au=    Hom. Il. 14.315, Hom. Od. 10.228, etc.

    IV. female, mate of animals,     Aristot. Pol. 1262a22 (dub. sens.), Xenarch.14, etc.-- Not to be taken as Adj. in gunaika thêsato mazon Hom. Il. 24.58. (Cf. Ved. gnā- (freq. disyll.), Skt. janis.)