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τίκτω
τίκτω Root !τεκ to bring into the world; of the father, to beget, of the mother, to bring forth, Hom., Attic; so also in Mid., Il.; οἱ τεκόμενοι of the mother, Aesch. the 3rd pl. aor2 τέκον, ἔτεκον is used of both parents, Hom.: hence οἱ τεκόντες the parents, Aesch., Soph. separately, ὁ τεκών the father, Aesch.; ἡ τεκοῦσα the mother, Aesch.; and as Subst., c. gen., ὁ κείνου τεκών Eur. of female animals, to bear young, breed, Hom.; ὠιὰ τ. to lay eggs, Hdt. of vegetable produce, to bear, produce, [γαῖα τίκτει ἔμπεδα μῆλα Od.:—so in Mid., γαῖαν ἣ τὰ πάντα τίκτεται Aesch. metaph. to generate, produce, τὸ δυσσεβὲς ἔργον πλείονα τίκτει Aesch.; of Night as the mother of Day, τῆς τεκούσης φῶς τόδʼ εὐφρόνης Aesch.; τ. ἀοιδάς Eur.; πόλεμον Plat.

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to bring into the world

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τίκτω Root !τεκ to bring into the world; of the father, to beget, of the mother, to bring forth, Hom., Attic; so also in Mid., Il.; οἱ τεκόμενοι of the mother, Aesch. the 3rd pl. aor2 τέκον, ἔτεκον is used of both parents, Hom.: hence οἱ τεκόντες the parents, Aesch., Soph. separately, ὁ τεκών the father, Aesch.; ἡ τεκοῦσα the mother, Aesch.; and as Subst., c. gen., ὁ κείνου τεκών Eur. of female animals, to bear young, breed, Hom.; ὠιὰ τ. to lay eggs, Hdt. of vegetable produce, to bear, produce, [γαῖα τίκτει ἔμπεδα μῆλα Od.:—so in Mid., γαῖαν ἣ τὰ πάντα τίκτεται Aesch. metaph. to generate, produce, τὸ δυσσεβὲς ἔργον πλείονα τίκτει Aesch.; of Night as the mother of Day, τῆς τεκούσης φῶς τόδʼ εὐφρόνης Aesch.; τ. ἀοιδάς Eur.; πόλεμον Plat.
IDX:
32630
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n32667
Key:
ti/ktw

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