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τέκνον
τέκνον τέκνον, ου, τό, τίκτω that which is borne or born, a child (cf. Scottish bairn, from Anglo-S. beran, to bear), Hom., etc.; my son, my child, sometimes with masc. adj., φίλε τέκνον Hom.; the relat. Pron. or Participle often follows in masc. or fem. of animals, the young, Hom., etc. metaph., flowers are γαίας τέκνα Aesch.; birds αἰθέρος τέκνα Eur. The penult. is long in Hom., in Trag. more often short.

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a child

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τέκνον
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τέκνον τέκνον, ου, τό, τίκτω that which is borne or born, a child (cf. Scottish bairn, from Anglo-S. beran, to bear), Hom., etc.; my son, my child, sometimes with masc. adj., φίλε τέκνον Hom.; the relat. Pron. or Participle often follows in masc. or fem. of animals, the young, Hom., etc. metaph., flowers are γαίας τέκνα Aesch.; birds αἰθέρος τέκνα Eur. The penult. is long in Hom., in Trag. more often short.
IDX:
32295
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n32332
Key:
te/knon

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