τοκ-εύς,έως,ὁ, (τίκτω)
A. one who begets, father,
Hes. Th. 138 , 155 : generally,begetter,
τέκνου τ.
A. Eu. 659
:—in Hom. and Hes. mostly in pl.,parents,
Od. 1.170 , Hes. Op. 185 , al. (in dual, τοκῆε δύω
Od. 8.312
); so in Trag., A. Pers. 580 (lyr.), al., E. Hec. 403 , al. (not in S. , exc.f.l. in
El. 187 (lyr.)); also in Prose, Hdt. 1.122 , 3.52 , Th. 2.44 , Lys. 2.75 , X. Mem. 2.1.33 , etc.; of animals, Nic. Th. 620 , Al. 563 .— Hom. and Hes. commonly have the Ep. formsτοκῆες, τοκῆας, τοκήων( Il. 15.663 , al., more rarelyτοκέωνib. 660 , 21.587 ); τοκεῦσι
4.477
, al.; gen.τοκήωνalso in Alc. Supp. 25.12 , Sapph. Supp. 5.10 , A. Ag. 728 (lyr., dub. l.); dat. τοκέσι
IG 3.1311
.