- μαιεύομαι
- μαι-εύομαι, (A
μαῖα 1.3
) serve as a midwife, act as one, D.S.19.34;ἡ Ἄρτεμις μ. Luc.DDeor.26.2
.2 cause delivery to take place,ἱκανὴ ἔκπληξις μαιεύσασθαι πρὸ τῆς ὥρας Philostr.VA1.5
.3 c. acc., bring to the birth, Marin.Procl.6; ὄρνιθας μ. hatch chickens, Anon. ap. Suid.; αἰετὸν κάνθαρος μαιεύσομαι, prov. of taking vengeance on a powerful enemy, Ar.Lys.695 (cf. Sch.).4 deliver a woman, esp. metaph. in Pl. of the Socratic method, Tht.149b.II [voice] Act., Poll. 4.208, Sch.Opp.H.4.506:—[voice] Pass., τὰ ὑπ' ἐμοῦ μαιευθέντα brought into the world by me, Pl.Tht.150e, cf. Philostr.VA5.13.
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