ὠκυλόχεια

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Πόλις γὰρ οὐκ ἔσθ' ἥτις ἀνδρός ἐσθ' ἑνός → The state which belongs to one man is no state at all

Sophocles, Antigone, 737
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Full diacritics: ὠκῠλόχεια Medium diacritics: ὠκυλόχεια Low diacritics: ωκυλόχεια Capitals: ΩΚΥΛΟΧΕΙΑ
Transliteration A: ōkylócheia Transliteration B: ōkylocheia Transliteration C: okylocheia Beta Code: w)kulo/xeia

English (LSJ)

ἡ,    A giving a quick birth, of Artemis, Orph. H.2.4, 36.8; of Φύσις, ib.10.19.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ὠκῠλόχεια: ἡ, ἡ ταχύνουσα ἢ εὐκολύνουσα τὸν τοκετόν, ἐπὶ τῆς Ἀρτέμιδος, Ὀρφ. Ὕμν. 1.4, κτλ.

Greek Monolingual

ἡ, Α
(ως προσωνυμία της Αρτέμιδος) αυτή που επιταχύνει, που διευκολύνει τον τοκετό.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ὠκύς «γρήγορος» + λοχεία «τοκετός»].