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τεκν-όω

teknoo

furnish, stock with children, to be furnished with children

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τεκν-όω · tekn-oō — LSJ

furnish, stock with children, to be furnished with children, to have them

furnish or stock with children, τ. πόλιν παισί E. HF 7:— Pass., to be furnished with children, i.e. to have them, ἐξ οὗ ʼτεκνώθη Λάϊος Id. Ph. 868; ἀπελευθέρας ἀστοῦ τετεκνωμένης ἐξ Αἰγυπτίου PGnom. 134 (ii A.D.).

II engender, procreate children, beget them, from, bear children, has offspring, to be born, where husband and son are one

engender, procreate children; in Act., commonly of the man, beget them, Hes. Fr. 138, E. Ph. 19, Hel. 1146 (lyr.); νύμφης from a bride, Id. Med. 805, cf. Stud.Ital. 2.382 (Itanus): metaph., Ὀρφεὺς χέλυν ἐτέκνωσε Tim. Pers. 235 (for τεκνοῦσα in S. Tr. 308, v. τεκνοῦς):—Med., of the female, bear children, ἀρχὴ ταῖς γυναιξὶ τοῦ τεκνοῦσθαι καὶ τοῖς ἄρρεσι τοῦ τεκνοῦν Arist. HA 585a34: metaph., ὄλβος τεκνοῦται it has offspring, A. Ag. 754; μυρίας ὁ μυρίος χρόνος τεκνοῦται νύκτας ἡμέρας τε S. OC 618;

III to be adopted

in Pass. also, to be adopted, D.S. 4.67.

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