επίτοκος

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Φίλιππον ἐπιστῆσαι τοῖς πράγμασι τούτοις → let Philip have a hand in the business, surrender control to Philip

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Greek Monolingual

-η, -ο (Α ἐπίτοκος, -ον)
(για γυναίκα ή θηλυκό ζώο) ετοιμόγεννη («οὕτω γιγνώσκουσιν, ὅτι ἐπίτοκά εἰσιν», Αριστοτ.)
αρχ.
1. γόνιμος, καρποφόρος
2. αυτός που φέρνει κι άλλον τόκο («καὶ ἐπιτόκων τόκων», Πλάτ.).
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. επί + τόκος (< τίκτω)].