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γείνομαι
γείνομαι from an obsol. act. *γείνω γεννάω as Pass., only in pres. and imperf., to be born, like γίγνομαι, γεινομένωι at oneʼs birth, Hom.; 1st pl. Epic imperf. γεινόμεθα Il. Causal in aor1 mid., of the father, to beget, Il., Trag.; of the mother, to bring forth, Hom.; ἡ γειναμένη the mother, Hdt., Eur.; and οἱ γεινάμενοι the parents, Hdt., Xen. of Zeus, to bring men into being, Od.

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to be born; to beget

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γείνομαι from an obsol. act. *γείνω γεννάω as Pass., only in pres. and imperf., to be born, like γίγνομαι, γεινομένωι at oneʼs birth, Hom.; 1st pl. Epic imperf. γεινόμεθα Il. Causal in aor1 mid., of the father, to beget, Il., Trag.; of the mother, to bring forth, Hom.; ἡ γειναμένη the mother, Hdt., Eur.; and οἱ γεινάμενοι the parents, Hdt., Xen. of Zeus, to bring men into being, Od.
IDX:
6777
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n6781
Key:
gei/nomai

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