μίξις

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English (LSJ)

εως, ἡ,

   A mixing, mingling, μ. τε διάλλαξίς τε μιγέντων Emp. 8.3, cf. Pl.Phlb.47d, al., Arist.GA327a30, etc.; τινὶ πρός τι Pl.Sph. 260b; πάσας μ. μείγνυσθαι Id.R.620d.    II intercourse with others, esp. sexual intercourse or commerce, Hdt.1.203, al.; [γυναικῶν] ἐπίκοινον τὴν μ. ποιεῖσθαι Id.4.172; ὄνων πρὸς ἵππους Anacr.35; ἄρρενος πρὸς ἄρρεν, θήλεος πρὸς θῆλυ μ. Plu.2.990d; ἡ τῶν παίδων μ. union for the sake of... Pl.Lg.773d. (In codd. sts. μῖξις, for which μεῖξις shd. prob. be restd. in Prose:—with μεῖξις: μίξις, cf. φεῦξις: φύξις.)