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ὀψίγονος

opsigonos

late-born, after-born, born in oneʼs old age, born late in the season, later-born, younger, young, late in spawning

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ὀψῐ-γονος · opsi-gonos — LSJ

late-born, after-born

late-born, τί σευ ἄλλος ὀνήσεται ὀψίγονός περ ; Il. 16.31, cf. Thphr. Fr. 30.6: mostly in pl., ὀψιγόνων ἀνθρώπων of men after-born, Il. 3.353, cf. Od. 1.302, etc.

2 late-born, born in oneʼs old age, born late in the season

of a son, late-born, born in oneʼs old age, h.Cer. 165, Arr. Ind. 9.2; born late in the season, ἔριφος Longus 4.6.

3 later-born, younger, young

later-born, i.e. younger, A. Supp. 361 (lyr.), Hdt. 7.3; young, Theoc. 24.31.

4 late in spawning

late in spawning, of the needle-fish, Arist. HA 571a2.

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