τεκνόω

English (LSJ)

   A furnish or stock with children, τ. πόλιν παισί E.HF7:— 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 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 (Itanus): metaph., Ὀρφεὺς χέλυν ἐτέκνωσε Tim.Pers.235 (for τεκνοῦσα in S.Tr.308, v. τεκνοῦς):—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 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 Act. of both parents, Arist.GA715b10, al.; τεκνώσασα μετ' αὐτοῦ CIG4179 (Pontus); ἡ τεκνώσασα Sor.1.87:— 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 Pass. also, to be adopted, D.S.4.67.