γονόεις
καὶ τὸ σιγᾶν πολλάκις ἐστὶ σοφώτατον ἀνθρώπῳ νοῆσαι → and silence is often the wisest thing for a man to heed, and often is man's best wisdom to be silent, and often keeping silent is the wisest thing for a man to heed
English (LSJ)
εσσα, εν,
A fruitful, Nic.Al.101, Hymn.Is.1.
German (Pape)
[Seite 501] εσσα, εν, fruchtbar, Nic. AI. 101; Nonn. D. 7, 70, öfter.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
γονόεις: εσσα, εν, (γόνος) καρποφόρος, γόνιμος, Νίκ. Ἀλ. 101, Ἐπιγρ. Ἑλλ. 1028. 1.
Spanish (DGE)
-εσσα, -εν
generador ref. partes del cuerpo sobrenaturalmente fecundas αὐχέν' ... γονόεντα Μεδούσης porque al ser cortado el cuello nacieron Pegaso y Crisaor, Nic.Al.101, de la cabeza de Zeus, Nonn.D.20.54, de su muslo, Nonn.D.20.61
•del campo y vegetales αὖλαξ Hymn.Is.1 (Andros), πέδον Synes.Hymn.1.461, γονόεσσαν ... ἀλωὴν Ἑλλάδος Nonn.D.22.278, cf. 12.57
•del Sol, Nonn.D.12.2, de la lluvia, Pamprepius 3.25, del Nilo IEphesos 1305 (V d.C.)
•fig. θεσμός Nonn.Par.Eu.Io.3.4, ἐγκέφαλος γ. cerebro fértil en ideas, Nonn.D.7.70.
Greek Monolingual
γονόεις, -εσσα, -εν (Α) γόνος
γόνιμος, καρποφόρος.
