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promoting child-birth, birthwort, Aristolochia, ἀριστο-λόχεια( A. -λοχία Thphr. HP 9.20.4 ),ἡ, herbpromoting child-birth, birthwort, Aristolochia, Nic. Th. 509 , 937 ;ἀ. στρογγύλη, = A. rotunda,
small birthwort, Aristolochia Plistolochia, πλειστο-λόχεια,ἡ, A. small birthwort, Aristolochia Plistolochia, Plin. HN 25.96 , 101 . 2. = ἀλθαία , ib. 20.222 .
giving a quick birth, ὠκῠ-λόχεια,ἡ, A. giving a quick birth,of Artemis, Orph. H. 2.4 , 36.8 ; ofΦύσις,ib. 10.19 .
that which is born, child λόχ-ευμα,ατος,τό, A. that which is born, child, E. Ion 921 (anap.), Ph. 816 (lyr.), BCH 26.187 (Syria). II. in pl., = λοχεία ,child-birth, E. El. 1124 : metaph.,κάλυκος ἐν
of thanks for safe delivery λοχ-εῖος,α,ον, andος,ον, A. = λόχιος (q.v.),λοχείους ἡμέραςdaysof thanks for safe delivery, Plu. 2.377c ; θυέτωσαν . . αἱ τὰ λ. ἐκπορευόμεναι καὶ ζωννύμεναι Milet. 1(7).
to prune κᾰθαίρω, future κᾰθᾰρῶ [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 18.6, probably in 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 735b, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist 1 ἐκάθηρα [[ 8th c.BC:
κᾰθαίρω , fut. κᾰθᾰρῶ X. Oec. 18.6 , prob. in Pl. Lg. 735b , etc.: aor. 1 ἐκάθηρα Od. 20.152 , Th. 3.104 , Hp. Mul. 1.47 , IG 22.1672.47 ( ἀνα- ), Theoc. 5.119 , etc.; ἐκάθᾱρα is found in codd. of Ant