πρωτό-γονος,ον, alsoη,ον
Paus. 1.31.4 :—
A. first-born, firstling,ἄρνες, ἔριφοι, Il. 4.102 , Hes. Op. 543 ;φοῖνιξ π.first-born, first-created, E. Hec. 458 (lyr.);τὰ π. LXX Mi. 7.1 ; of the tissues,=ὁμοιομερῆ, Pl. ap. Gal. 4.773 ; of a child, π. θάλος
E. IT 209
(lyr.); π. τῶν τέκνων
IGRom. 4.539
(Cotiaeum);π. λόγος, υἱός, Ph. 1.427 , 308 ; ὄρχησις
Luc. Salt. 7
; of theτριάς(= 1 + 2 ), Adam. Vent. 46 .
2. of rank,π. οἶκοι high-bornhouses (εὐγενεῖς, Sch.), S. Ph. 180 (lyr.).
3. epith. of gods, Dam. Pr. 123 bis; soΠρωτογόνη,ἡ , name of Persephone, Paus. l.c.
II. parox.πρωτογόνος,ἡ ,bringing forth first, implied by Poll. 4.208 .