at the birth, about to bring forth, ἐπίτεξ,εκος,ἡ, (τεκεῖν) A. at the birth, about to bring forth, γυνὴ ἐ. ἐοῦσα Hdt. 1.111 , cf. Hp. Mul. 1.34 , Luc. Merc.Cond. 34 ; ὄϊς GDI 4963 (Gortyn) ;ἐπίτ
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at the birth, about to bring forth, ἐπίτεξ,εκος,ἡ, (τεκεῖν) A. at the birth, about to bring forth, γυνὴ ἐ. ἐοῦσα Hdt. 1.111 , cf. Hp. Mul. 1.34 , Luc. Merc.Cond. 34 ; ὄϊς GDI 4963 (Gortyn) ;ἐπίτ
like a workman, ἐργᾰτ-ικός,ή,όν, A. = ἐργαστικός , opp.ἐργατῶν ἄρχων, Pl. Plt. 259e ;like a workman, γυνὴ ἐ. Luc. Somn. 6 ;hard-working, Pl. Men. 81e (with v.l.) ; δοῦλοι Plu. Cat.Ma. 4 ; ἐ.
well-shaped, comely εὐειδ-ής,ές, A. well-shaped, comely, γυνή Il. 3.48 ; prop. of female beauty (v. Eust. adloc.), cf. Hes. Th. 250 , Thgn. 1002 , Pi. I. 8(7).31 , B. 12.102 , Hdt. 1.196 ( Sup. ),
with beautiful hips εὐίσχιος,ον, A. with beautiful hips, γυνή Inscr.Prien. 317 , cf. AP 5.115 (Marc. Arg.); of a horse,with fine quarters, Hippiatr. 115 ; βόες Hsch. s.v. κάμινοι .
of good size, large εὐμεγέθης,ες, A. of good size, large, Ar. Pl. 543 , Eub. 110 ; ἀστράγαλος Aen.Tact. 31.17 ; ποταμὸς μάλα εὐ. X. HG 5.2.4 ;tall, γυνή AP 5.37 ( Nicarch. ), cf. PLips. 1.3 (i
shut up, kept at home θᾰλᾰμ-αῖος,ον, A. shut up, kept at home, γυνή Ph. 2.297 .
yellow-coloured, yellow, sallow θάψῐνος,η,ον, A. yellow-coloured, yellow, sallow, γυνή Ar. V. 1413 ; κρόκη IG 12.330.17 ; χρῶμα Plu. Phoc. 28 ; χιτών Callix. 2 .
furnish with clothing ἱμᾰτ-ίζω,fut. -ιῶ, A. furnish with clothing, UPZ 2.14 (ii B.C.), etc.:— Pass. , τοῦ παιδὸς τρεφομένου καὶ -ομένου POxy. 275.14 (i A.D.); γυνὴ ἱματισμένη ἔχιδνα Secund. Sent.
to dress ἱμᾰτ-ίζω, future -ιῶ, furnish with clothing, [[ “UPZ” 2.14 (2nd c.BC)] Refs 2nd c.BC+], etc.:—passive, τοῦ παιδὸς τρεφομένου καὶ -ομένου [[ “POxy.” 275.14 (1st c.AD)] Refs 1st c.AD+]; γυνὴ ἱ
prevail over κατακρᾰτ-έω, A. prevail over, c. gen. pers., κατακρατεῖν ἀνδρὸς εἴωθεν γυνή Men. 646 , cf. Thphr. CP 2.14.4 ; τῶν πολεμίων Plb. 16.30.5 : metaph., of pleasure, κ. τοῦ οἴκου Stoic. 3
one who plays and sings to the cithara κῐθᾰρῳδ-ός,ὁ, (κιθάρα, ἀοιδός) A. one who plays and sings to the cithara, Hdt. 1.23 , IG 12.547 , Pherecr. 6.1 , Phld. Mus. p.28K. , etc.: as fem., κ. γυνή Alc
rearing children κουρο-τρόφος,ον, A. rearing children, rare in lit. sense, γυνὴ νεοτόκος καὶ κ. Aret. CA 2.3 : usu. metaph.,ἀγαθὴ κ.goodnursing-mother, of Ithaca, Od. 9.27 , cf. Pi. Fr. 109 ; κ. Ἑλ
hung, suspended κρεμ-αστός,ή,όν, A. hung, suspended, γυνή S. OT 1263 ;κ. αὐχένος hung bythe neck, Id. Ant. 1221 : c. gen.,hung fromorona thing, παραστάδος κρεμαστὰ τεύχη E. Andr. 1122 ;κ. ἀρτάνη,
pirate λῃστ-ρίς,ίδος,ἡ, fem. of foreg.,νῆες λ. A. piratevessels, D. 52.5 , cf. D.S. 16.5 , Plu. Nic. 29 , etc.; λ. γυνή Id. Thes. 9 , cf. Herod. 6.10 .
working flax, spinning λῐνουργ-ός,όν, A. working flax, spinningorweaving, γυνή Alex. 35 . II. asSubst. λ.,ὁ ,linen-weaver, PMagd. 36.2 (iii B.C.), Str. 3.4.9 , PRyl. 397.2 (iii A. D.), Cat.Cod.
mad after men μαίνανδρος,ον, A. mad after men, γυνή Hdn. Epim. 83 .
Median woman Μηδ-ίς(sc.γυνή),ίδος,ἡ, A. Median woman, Hdt. 1.91 .
mill μῠ́λ-η,ἡ, A. mill: in Hom. ,hand-millturned by women, αἱ μὲν ἀλετρεύουσι μύλης ἔπι μήλοπα καρπόν Od. 7.104 ; γυνὴ . . ἀλετρὶς πλησίον, ἔνθ' ἄρα οἱ μύλαι ἥατο 20.106 ;μύλην στρέφειν, περιάγει
foreign woman, ξέν-η,ἡ, fem. ofξένος: 1. (sc.γυνή)foreign woman, A. Ag. 950 , etc. 2. (sc.γῆ)foreign country, ἐν ξένᾳ S. Ph. 135 (lyr.); ἐπὶ ξένης X. Lac. 14.4 ; ἐπὶ ξ. καταβιοῦν Phld. Rh. 2.
Aër. οἴκετ-ῐς,ῐδος,ἡ, fem. ofοἰκέτης, Hp. A. Aër. 21 , LXX Ex. 21.7 ; οἰκέτιν τ' ἐφέστιον περιστεράν S. Fr. 866 ; οἰ. γυνή E. El. 104 . II. housewife, Theoc. 18.38 .
sharing the same bed, ὁμό-λεκτρος,ον, A. sharing the same bed, γυνή E. Or. 508 ; butΖηνὸς ὁμόλεκτρον κάρα,of Tyndareos, as husband of Leda, ib. 476 :Subst.,wife, AP 7.295 ( Leon. ), IG 12(5).307
mother of all παμ-μήτωρ,ορος,ἡ, A. mother of all, γῆ A. Pr. 90 , Ph. 1.32 , cf. Orph. Fr. 168.27 ; θεᾷ παμμήτορι Ῥείῃ Epigr.Gr. 823.4 . II. a very mother, γυνὴ τοῦδε π. νεκροῦ S. Ant. 1282 .
indication παρασημ-ᾰσία,ἡ, A. indication, Ptol. Tetr. 93 , Geog. 2.1.7 . II. honourable mention, γυνὴ ἀξία -σημασίας Plb. 22.20.1 . III. qualifying addition(e. g.ὀξυ-inὀξύκεδρος), cj. in Thphr. H
obedient to the rein πειθ-ήνιος, Dor. πειθ-άνιος[ᾱ],ον,(ἡνία) A. obedient to the rein, of a horse, Plu. Lyc. 30 : metaph., Id. 2.592c : generally,obedient, γυνή M.Ant. 1.17 , Hymn.Is. 101 , cf. Pl