τεκνόω

τεκν-όω,

A furnish or stock with children,

τ. πόλιν παισί E.HF7

:— [voice] Pass., to be furnished with children, i.e. to have them,

ἐξ οὗ 'τεκνώθη Λάϊος Id.Ph.868

;

ἀπελευθέρας ἀστοῦ τετεκνωμένης ἐξ Αἰγυπτίου PGnom.134

(ii A.D.).

II engender, procreate children; in [voice] Act., commonly of the man, beget them, Hes.Fr.138, E.Ph.19, Hel.1146 (lyr.); νύμφης from a bride, Id.Med.805, cf. Stud.Ital.2.382 ([place name] Itanus): metaph.,

Ὀρφεὺς χέλυν ἐτέκνωσε Tim.Pers.235

(for τεκνοῦσα in S.Tr.308, v. τεκνοῦς):—[voice] Med., of the female, bear children,

ἀρχὴ ταῖς γυναιξὶ τοῦ τεκνοῦσθαι καὶ τοῖς ἄρρεσι τοῦ τεκνοῦν Arist.HA585a34

: metaph., ὄλβος τεκνοῦται it has offspring, A.Ag.754;

μυρίας ὁ μυρίος χρόνος τεκνοῦται νύκτας ἡμέρας τε S.OC618

;

χθὼν ἐτεκνώσατο φάσματ' ὀνείρων E.IT1262

(lyr.):—but [voice] Med. is used of the man in Id.Med.574, BCH1.599 (Delph., iv B.C.), Orph.H.29.7; of both parents, E.Supp.1087; and [voice] Act. of both parents, Arist.GA715b10, al.;

τεκνώσασα μετ' αὐτοῦ CIG4179

([place name] Pontus);

ἡ τεκνώσασα Sor.1.87

:— [voice] Pass., to be born, Pi.I.1.17: metaph.,

μὴ καὶ τεκνωθῇ δυσφορώτερος γόος A.Th.657

;

νόμοι . . δι' αἰθέρα τεκνωθέντες S.OT867

(lyr.); γάμον τεκνοῦντα καὶ τεκνούμενον, i.e. a marriage where husband and son are one, ib.1215 (lyr.);

αὐτὴ δὲ τεκοῦσ' ὑπὸ τῆσδε τεκνοῦται Theodect.4.2

(hex.).

III in [voice] Pass. also, to be adopted, D.S.4.67.