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Gloss bring into the world, engender
τίκ-τω, Od. 4.86 , etc.:fut.
A.
τέξω
11.249
, h.Merc. 493 , Orac. ap. Hdt. 5.92 .β́, A. Pr. 851 , 869 , E. Tr. 747 , Ar. Eq. 1037 (Orac.), Th. 509 ; also τέξομαι
Il. 19.99
, Hes. Th. 469 , 898 , h.Ap. 101 , A. Pr. 768 , Hdt. 7.49 , Ar. Lys. 744 , etc.; poet.inf.also τεκεῖσθαι
h.Ven. 127
; pl. τεξείεσθε
Arat. 124
:aor. ἔτεκον, Ep.
τέκον, Il. 1.352 , 5.875 , etc.:aor. 1 ἔτεξαonly late, Orph. H. 41.8 codd. (forἐντήξῃis prob. l. in Ar. Lys. 553 ):pf.
τέτοκα
Hes. Op. 591
, Hp. Aph. 5.39 , Ar. Pax 757 , Pl.Com. 64.5 , X. Cyn. 5.13 , cf.ἐντίκτω:— Med. , in same sense as Act. , only in Poets, A. Ch. 127 , Fr. 44 :fut.(v. supr.):aor.
Close Browse lexicon entries ;part. τικτόμενοςib. 54 :fut.
, Ps.- E. Fr. 1132.44 , LXX Nu. 26.60 (v.l.),al., Gp. 17.6.2 , etc.:pf. τέτεγμαι,inf. τετέχθαι, Ael. NA 2.12 , Paus. 3.7.7 , etc.--These pass. tenses seem not to have been used in correct Att. :—bring into the world, engender; of the father,beget, of the mother,bring forth.
τίκτε, ἔτικτε, in Hom. usu. of the father, Il. 2.628 , 6.155 , 206 , 11.224 , cf. Hes. Fr. 44 (of the mother, Il. 16.180 , 22.428 , 24.497 , Od. 23.325 ); in Hes. ( Frr. 17 , 142 ), Lyr., and Trag. thepres.andimpf.are also used of the mother, ἃ Θήβαν ἔτικτεν
, cf. B. 18.50 ; μᾶτερ, ἅ μ' ἔτικτες
(lyr.), cf. Ag. 763 (lyr., ofὝβρις), S. El. 533 ;δεινὸν τὸ τίκτεινib. 770 , cf. Pl. Tht. 151a , etc.; τ. καὶ γεννᾷ
; of both parents. Στάσις δὲ καὶ Κρόνος . . τίκτετον τύραννον
τέκε, ἔτεκε, mostly of the mother, Il. 1.36 , 352 , 2.513 , etc. (alsofut.
, 728 , etc.; τ. ἔκ τινος
: butτέκενof the father, Il. 13.450 , Od. 3.489 , al., Hes. Th. 208 , Fr. 99.2 : metaph., τῷ τεκόντι ἀρετήν
τέκετοis commonly used of the father, as Il. 2.741 , 6.154 , al., Hes. Fr. 19 : butτέκετοof the mother, Il. 2.742 , 15.187 , 22.48 , Hes. Fr. 46 ; soτῶν τεκομένωνof the mother, A. Ch. 419 (lyr.).
4. the two are conjoined, ὃν τέκετο θάνατος, ἔτεκε δ' αἰόλος δράκων
Act. is used in pl. of both parents, Od. 7.55 , 8.554 ( οὓς Ἑκάβη ἠδὲ Πρίαμος τέκε παῖδας
τεκόμεσθα, Od. 23.61 , 24.293 .
b. οἱ τεκόντεςtheparents, A. Th. 49 , S. OT 999 , etc.; the Art. is rarely omitted, πατέρων τε καὶ τεκόντων
(lyr.): c. gen., κιόντων τοῖς τεκοῦσι
(troch.):ὁ τεκών the father, Id. Ch. 690 , S. OC 1108 ;ἁ τεκοῦσα the mother, A. Th. 926 (lyr.), cf. Ch. 133 , etc. (rarelyἡ τίκτουσα, S. OT 1247 , El. 342 ); in Prose, Lys. 10.8 ;ἡ τ. αὐτόνhismother, Hdt. 1.116 ; ὅ τ' ἐκεῖνον τεκών
6. freq. in Medic. and other Prose, of women, τίκτουσι ῥηϊδίως
5 , cf. Sor. 2.54 , al., Gal. 16.670 ; κόρον ἔτεκε
, cf. 21 (Epid.,iv B.C.).
II. of female animals,bear young, breed, of mares, Il. 16.150 , 20.225 ; of cows, Hes. Op. 591 ; of sheep, Od. 4.86 , etc.; τὰς τετοκυίας τοκάδας
(iii B.C.);ἐὰν τέκῃ ἵπποςib. 635.2
(iii B.C.); of the hare, τὰ μὲν τέτοκε, τὰ δὲ τίκτει, τὰ δὲ κύει
; of birds,hatch, Il. 2.313 ;ᾠὰ τ.layeggs, Hdt. 2.68 , Ar. Fr. 185 , Arist. GA 718b23 , etc.; of fish,spawn, Id. HA 568a16 , Gal. 6.718 , etc.
III. of the earth,bear, produce,ἔμπεδα μῆλα(sheep) Od. 19.113 ; ἡ γῆ . . τίκτουσα ποίαν
:— Med. , γαῖαν . . , ἣ τὰ πάντα τίκτεται
, cf. Fr. 44.4 :— Pass. , τίκτεσθαι δὲ φόρους γᾶς . . εὐχόμεθ' ἀεί
IV. metaph.,generate, engender, produce, λέγω τὴν χώρην λιμὸν τέξεσθαι
;ἐπειχθῆναι πρῆγμα τίκτει σφάλματαib. 10 .ζ́; of impiety, τὸ γὰρ δυσσεβὲς ἔργον μετὰ μὲν πλείονα τίκτει
(lyr.), cf. 763 (lyr., cf. supr. 1.1 ), Ch. 805 (lyr.); ἡ ἐπιθυμία τ. ἁμαρτίαν
; of Night as the mother of Day, τῆς . . τεκούσης φῶς τόδ' εὐφρόνης
; ὃν αἰόλα νὺξ . . τίκτει . . , Ἅλιον αἰτῶ
(lyr.): generally,τ. [νόμους] Id. OT 870 (lyr.); χάρις χάριν γάρ ἐστιν ἡ τίκτους' ἀεί
(lyr.); ὕδωρ δὲ πίνων οὐδὲν ἂν τέκοι σοφόν
(anap.); also in Prose, νουσήματα
; ἃ ἀεὶ τίκτει πόλεμον καὶ ἔχθραν
; πολλοὺς καὶ καλοὺς λόγους
, etc.:— Pass. ,τῷδε κέρδει(sic codd.) κέρδος ἄλλο τίκτεται
. (τίκτωfr.τί-τκ-ωredupl. fr.τεκ(τέκνον, etc.).)
References 11.249 h.Merc. 493 Hdt. 5.92 A. Pr. 851 869 E. Tr. 747 Ar. Eq. 1037 Th. 509 Il. 19.99 Hes. Th. 469 898 h.Ap. 101 A. Pr. 768 Hdt. 7.49 Ar. Lys. 744 h.Ven. 127 Arat. 124 Il. 1.352 5.875 Orph. H. 41.8 Ar. Lys. 553 Hes. Op. 591 Hp. Aph. 5.39 Ar. Pax 757 Pl.Com. 64.5 X. Cyn. 5.13 A. Ch. 127 Fr. 44 Ar. Av. 1193 Il. 4.59 Hom. Il. 2.628 6.155 206 11.224 Hes. Fr. 44 Il. 16.180 22.428 24.497 Od. 23.325 Hes. Frr. 17 142 Pi. O. 6.85 B. 18.50 A. Eu. 321 Ag. 763 S. El. 533 770 Pl. Tht. 151a Id. Smp. 206d Cratin. 240 Il. 1.36 352 2.513 19.99 2.658 6.22 2.714 728 Plu. Thes. 20 Luc. Alex. 42 E. El. 62 Il. 13.450 Od. 3.489 Hes. Th. 208 Fr. 99.2 Pl. Smp. 212a Il. 2.741 6.154 Hes. Fr. 19 Il. 2.742 15.187 22.48 Hes. Fr. 46 A. Ch. 419 S. Tr. 834 Od. 7.55 8.554 Il. 22.234 Od. 23.61 24.293 A. Th. 49 S. OT 999 A. Ch. 329 Id. Pers. 245 Id. Ch. 690 S. OC 1108 A. Th. 926 Ch. 133 S. OT 1247 El. 342 Lys. 10.8 Hdt. 1.116 E. El. 335 Hp. 5 Sor. 2.54 Gal. 16.670 IG 42(1).121.5 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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