A.female slave taken in war, δ μ ῳα ὶ δ ᾽ ἃς Ἀχιλεὺς ληΐσσατο (cf. δμώς) Il. 18.28, cf. 9.658, 24.643: generally, female slave, serving-woman, only in pl. in Hom., mostly joined with γ υ ν α ῖκες: “δ μ ῳαί” A.Ag.908, S.Ant.1189; “δ . γ υ ν α ῖκες” A.Ch.84; rare in Prose, X.Cyr.5.1.6, Philostr.VA1.5: later in sg., Q.S.5.561; of things, “δ μ ω ὴν . . Ἄϊδος . . μάκελλαν” IG14.1389ii25.