γον-εύς, έως, ὁ,
begetter, father, mostly in plural, parents, [[ Hymnus in Cererem 240, 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 235, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 6.27, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 178b, etc.] Refs 8th c.BC+]: in singular, of a serpent, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.109 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a man, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 457d; φράζε τίνος γονέως “IG” 12 (5).310] Refs 5th c.BC+]: generally, progenitor, ancestor, πέμπτος γ. ancestor in the fifth generation, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.91, compare 4th c.BC: Isaeus Orator 8.32; οἱ ἄνωθεν γ. 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Generatione Animalium” 722a8. (Nom. _plural_ γονεῖες “Histria” 7.27: _accusative_ _plural_ γονέᾰς 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 261: _dative_ _plural_ γονεῖσι “SIG” 1267.24 (Ios, 3rd c.AD).) ] Refs 5th c.BC+]