λόχιος,α,ον,
A. oforbelonging to child-birth,λ. νοσήματα childbed, E. El. 656 ; ὠδίνων λοχίαις ἀνάγκαισι
Id. Ba. 89
(lyr.), cf. Ion 452 (lyr.);λόχιαι . . Μοῖραιprob. in Id. IT 206 (lyr.); λοχίης ἐκ νηδύος
A.R. 4.706
.
2. λοχίη,=Lat.foetaorpuerpera, Opp. C. 3.292 .
b. λόχιαι,αἱ,
= λοχεῖαι , Euph. 9.11 .
II. Λοχία,ἡ , epith. of Artemis, E. IT 1097 , Supp. 958 (both lyr.), cf. SIG 1219.33 (Gambreum,iii B.C.):—alsoΛοχεία, q.v.
III. λόχια,τά ,discharge after child-birth, Hp. Nat. Puer. 18 , Arist. HA 573a9 ( ἡ λοχίη κάθαρσις
Hp. Mul. 1.29
, al.).
2. child-birth,
AP 7.375 ( Antiphil. ), 9.311 ( Phil. ).