bring forth, bear
λοχ-εύω, (
A.
λόχος
11
)bring forth, bear, παῖδα
h.Merc. 230
, cf. Orph. A. 184 , etc.; γαστὴρ ἥ ς' ἐλόχευσε
AP 9.126
; of the father,beget, Orph. A. 136 , cf. 13 ; of both parents, ib. 159 ; metaph.,produce, φλογὸς ἄσθμα
Coluth. 179
:— Med. , - ομένην δε . . ἔαρ ὕμνων
AP 7.12
.
2. of the midwife,bring to the birth, deliver,τινα
E. Ion 948 , 1596 , cf. El. 1129 :—hence in Pass. ,to be brought to bed, be in labour, ἔνθ' ἐλοχεύθην
Id. Tr. 602
(lyr.);λοχευθεῖς' ἀστραπηφόρῳ πυρί, of Semele, Id. Ba. 3 , cf. Plu. Pel. 16 : c. gen., λοχευθείσης αὐτοῦ τῆς μητρός
Id. Cic. 2
.
3. of a man,practise couvade, D.S. 5.14 .
II.
Med. , in sense of Act. , of the mother, E. Ion 921 (anap.), Arist. HA 616a34 , Call. Del. 326 ; also of the birthplace, APl. 4.295 .
III.
Pass. , of the child,to be born, S. OC 1322 ;Τιτᾶνι λοχευθεῖσανby the obstetric art of the Titan, E. Ion 455 (lyr.).
2. metaph., generally,lie embedded, ἐν τεύτλοισι λ.
Ar. Pax 1014
(anap.). -ή,ἡ, = λόχμη , Supp.Epigr. 2.544 (Mylasa).
