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μαῖα
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μαιεύομαι
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μαιεύομαι
μαι-εύομαι,(
A). μαῖα 1.3 ) serve as a midwife, act as one, D.S. 19.34 ; ἡ Ἄρτεμις μ. Luc. DDeor. 26.2 .
2). cause delivery to take place, ἱκανὴ ἔκπληξις μαιεύσασθαι πρὸ τῆς ὥρας Philostr. VA 1.5 .
3). c. acc., bring to the birth, Marin. Procl. 6 ; ὄρνιθας μ. hatch chickens, Anon. ap. Suid.; αἰετὸν κάνθαρος μαιεύσομαι, prov. of taking vengeance on a powerful enemy, Ar. Lys. 695 (cf. Sch.).
4). deliver a woman, esp. metaph. in Pl. of the Socratic method, Tht. 149b .
II). Act., Poll. 4.208 , Sch. Opp. H. 4.506 :— Pass., τὰ ὑπ’ ἐμοῦ μαιευθέντα brought into the world by me, Pl. Tht. 150e , cf. Philostr. VA 5.13 .


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to serve as a midwife

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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">μαι-εύομαι</span>,(<div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="quote greek">μαῖα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2023.tlg006:1:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2023.tlg006:1.3/canonical-url/"> 1.3 </a> ) <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">serve as a midwife, act as one</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:19:34" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:19.34/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.S.</span> 19.34 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἡ Ἄρτεμις μ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg068:26:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg068:26.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">DDeor.</span> 26.2 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">cause delivery to take place</span>, <span class="quote greek">ἱκανὴ ἔκπληξις μαιεύσασθαι πρὸ τῆς ὥρας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0638.tlg001:1:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0638.tlg001:1.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Philostr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">VA</span> 1.5 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> c. acc., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">bring to the birth</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Marin.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Procl.</span> 6 </span>; <span class="foreign greek">ὄρνιθας μ.</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">hatch</span> chickens, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Anon.</span> </span> ap. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Suid.</span></span>; <span class="foreign greek">αἰετὸν κάνθαρος μαιεύσομαι</span>, prov. of taking vengeance on a powerful enemy, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg007.perseus-grc1:695" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg007.perseus-grc1:695/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lys.</span> 695 </a> (cf. Sch.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>4).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">deliver</span> a woman, esp. metaph. in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> </span> of the Socratic method, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:149b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:149b/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tht.</span> 149b </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> Act., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:4:208" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:4.208/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Poll.</span> 4.208 </a>, Sch.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0023.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:506" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0023.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.506/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Opp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">H.</span> 4.506 </a>:— Pass., <span class="foreign greek">τὰ ὑπ’ ἐμοῦ μαιευθέντα</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">brought into the world</span> by me, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:150e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:150e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tht.</span> 150e </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0638.tlg001:5:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0638.tlg001:5.13/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Philostr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">VA</span> 5.13 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}