ζωογον-έω,
A. propagateorengender living creatures, of inanimate substances,ἡ φύσις ζ. Thphr. CP 3.22.3 , cf. HP 8.11.2 (so in Med. , Id. CP 3.24.3 ), Arist. Mir. 835b26 ; of animals,breed, like ζωοτοκέω , D.S. 1.88 , Plu. 2.494c :— Pass. , Arist. Mir. 832a14 : generally,engender[ στοιχεῖον] ἕκαστον ἀπὸ ἑτέρου -εῖται
Vett.Val. 162.17
.
II. to be viviparous, Thphr. HP 7.14.3 ;produce alive, Luc. Am. 19 ;ζ. παρθένον, of Zeus,producingPallasalivefrom his head, Id. DDeor. 8 , cf. D.S. 1.23 .
2. make alive, quicken,τι
Thphr. CP 4.15.2 :— Pass. , Arist. Fr. 311 , Isid. ap. Ath. 2.93f : metaph., σωφροσύνη ζ. τὸ φρονοῦν
Ph. 2.378
, cf. 435 .
3.
= ζωγρέω ,preserve alive, LXX Ex. 1.17 ,1 Ki.
27.9 ;κύριος θανατοῖ καὶ ζ. ib. 2.6 , cf. Ev.Luc. 17.33 :— Pass. , Act.Ap. 7.19 .