τῐθηνός, όν,
(θῆσθαι) nursing, χθών [[ 3rd c.BC: Lycophron Tragicus 1398 ] Refs 3rd c.BC+]; πόνων τιθηνοὺς ἀποδιδοῦσά σοι τροφάς repaying thee nurture for thy nursing labours, i.e. rewarding thee for thy trouble in nursing me, [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 1230. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II substantive τιθηνός, ὁ, one who nurses or brings up, foster-father, [[ LXX.Num. 11.12, +others, 2nd c.BC: Nicander Epicus “Alexipharmaca” 31, 5th-6th c.AD: Orphica “Hymni” 54.1, etc.; τ. τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ βασιλέως “Sammelb.” 1568.2 (2nd c.BC): also τιθηνός, ἡ, ] LXX+2nd c.BC+] ={τιθήνη}, [[ Anonymus cited in 3rd c.AD: Longinus Rhetor 44.2, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.322c. ] Refs 1st c.AD+]
__II.2 nursling, παῖδα τιθηνόν [[ “IG” 14.1437. ] Refs]