βρέφος,εος,τό,
A. babe in the womb, foetus,β. ἡμίονον κυέουσαν, of a mare, Il. 23.266 , cf. Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.222 .
II. new-born babe, Simon. 37.15 , Pi. O. 6.33 , A. Ag. 1096 (lyr.); νέον β.
E. Ba. 289
[not in S. ]: in later Prose, LXX Si. 19.11 , BGU 1104.24
(i B. C.), etc.; of beasts,foal, whelp, cub, etc., Hdt. 3.153 , Phylarch. 36 , Ael. NA 3.8 , Opp. H. 5.464 , etc.;nestling, Horap. 2.99 ;ἐκ βρέφεοςfrombabyhood,
AP 9.567 (Antip.); ἀπὸ β.
2 Ep.Ti. 3.15
. (Cf. Slav.žrěbę'foal'.)