;πότμος ς. Pi. N. 5.40 ;προϊδεῖν ς. οἷς ἕπεταιwho have thenaturalgift to foresee, ib. 1.28 ;συγγενεῖς μῆνεςmyconnatemonths, the monthsof my natural life, S. OT 1082 ;ς. τρίχεςthe hairborn with one, i.e. the hair of the head as opp. to the beard, Arist. HA 518a18 , 584a24 ;σημεῖα ς.birth-marks, ib. 585b31 ;δυνάμεις αἱ ς., opp.αἱ ἔθειandαἱ μαθήσει, Id. Metaph. 1047b31 ;αὔξει τὸ ς. increasesits natural force, Id. EN 1119b9 .Adv.,-νῶς δύστηνοςmiserablefrom his birth, E. HF 1293 ; v. σύμφυτος .
II. of the same kin, descent, orfamily, akin to,τινι
: freq. in pl.,οἱ ς.kinsfolk, kinsmen, Pi. P. 4.133 , Hdt. 2.91 , etc.; not properly applied to children (ἔκγονοι) in relation to their parents, and so opp.ἔκγονοιin Is. 8.30 , v. συγγένεια
c. τὸ ς.,=συγγένεια,kindred, relationship, A. Pr. 291 (anap.), S. El. 1469 , Th. 3.82 , etc.; also,the spirit of one's race, Pi. P. 10.12 , N. 6.8 ;εἰ τούτῳ προσήκει Λαί̈ῳ τι ς. if he had anyconnexionwith him, S. OT 814 ; of tribes,κατὰ τὸ ξ. Th. 1.95 .
2. metaph.,akin, cognate, of like kind, τοὺς τρόπους οὐ συγγενής
, cf. Rh. 1398a21 ( Comp. ): rarely c. gen.,νοῦς αἰτίας ς. Pl. Phlb. 31a , cf. Phd. 79d , R. 403a , 487a : abs.,ς. τιμωρίαι fitting, properpunishments, Lycurg. 122 (but prob. f.l. for εὐγ- ); συγγενῆ things of the same kind, homogeneous, Arist. APo. 76a1 ; τὰ ς. καὶ τὰ ὁμοειδῆ
Id. Rh. 1405a35
; ς. τέχναι
Stoic. 2.30
;ἐν γαίῃ μὲν σῶμα τὸ ς. itscongener,
IG 9(1).882.7 (Corc<*>ra).Adv., συγγενῶς ἔρχεσθαι
Pl. Lg. 897c
; ς. τρέχων Πλάτωνι
Alex. 1
(codd. D.L. );τὰ ς. εἰρημένα to similar effect, Phld. Mus. p.92K.
III. συγγενήςrepresented a title bestowed at the Persian court by the king as a mark of honour, 'cousin', X. Cyr. 1.4.27 , 2.2.31 , D.S. 16.50 ; also at the Ptolemaic and Seleucid courts, OGI 104.2 (Delos,ii B.C.), al., BGU 1741.12
(i B.C.), LXX 1 Ma. 10.89 ;οἱ ς. τῶν κατοίκων ἱππέωνprob. a category ofnoblesamong theκάτοικοι, PTeb. 61 (b). 79
