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τᾰμία

tamia1 · ἡ

housekeeper, housewife

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What it meant — LSJ

housekeeper, housewife

housekeeper, housewife, γυνὴ τ. ἣ πάντʼ ἐφύλασσε Od. 2.345, cf. Il. 6.390, Alcm. 31; ἀμφίπολος τ. Il. 24.302: also in Prose, X. Oec. 9.11, 10.10, Lib. Or. 16.47; as cult-title, παρὰ τὰν Ἱστίαν τὰν Ταμίαν SIG 1025.29 (Cos, iv/iii B.C.).

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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