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|Definition=ἡ, (γενέσθαι) <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">offspring</b>, οἱ οὔ τι παίδων γ. γένετο κρειόντων <span class="bibl">Il. 24.539</span>; γ. Ἀρκεισιάδαο <span class="bibl">Od.4.755</span>; <b class="b3">τέκνων δίπτυχος γ</b>. two <b class="b2">children</b>, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Med.</span>1136</span>: pl., εἰσὶ χἁτέροις γοναὶ κακαί <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OC</span>1192</span>; γ. κατηκόους φύσαντες <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ant.</span>641</span>; of animals, ταύρων γοναί <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Fr.</span>194</span>; <b class="b3">ἐν . . τετρασκελεῖ γ</b>., i. e. among quadrupeds, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Fr.</span>941.10</span>; <b class="b2">fruits</b> of the earth, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Ax.</span>371c</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">race, stock, family</b>, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>1565</span> (lyr.); ὦ γονῇ γενναῖε <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OT</span>1469</span>, cf.<span class="bibl"><span class="title">El.</span>156</span> (lyr.); ἁ Δαρδάνου γ. <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Tr.</span>1290</span>: pl., μηδὲν ὢν γοναῖσι <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Aj.</span>1094</span>; <b class="b2">parentage</b>, ἐξευρεῖν γονάς <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Ion</span>328</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> <b class="b2">generation</b>, τρίταισιν ἐν γ. <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">P.</span>4.143</span>; τρίτος . . πρὸς δέκ' ἄλλαισιν γ. <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pr.</span>774</span>; τριτοσπόρῳ γονῇ <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Pers.</span>818</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b2">that which engenders, seed</b>, <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Op.</span>733</span>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.3.101</span>, <span class="bibl">109</span>, Hp.<span class="title">Genit.</span>3, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">GA</span>726a18</span>, etc.: pl., <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">N.</span>7.84</span>, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ant.</span>950</span> (lyr.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">organs of generation</b>, generally, <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Art.</span>45</span>, <span class="title">Mochl.</span>1 (also restricted to the <b class="b2">womb</b>, <span class="bibl">Ruf.<span class="title">Onom.</span>193</span>, Gal.2.889); πρὶν . . μητρὸς ἐκ γονῆς μολεῖν <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Ph.</span>1597</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> <b class="b2">act of generation</b>, <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">I.</span>7(6).7</span>; κατὰ φύσιν γονὰς ποιεῖσθαι <span class="bibl">Aeschin.3.111</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> of the mother, <b class="b2">child-birth</b>, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Ph.</span>355</span>, <span class="bibl">Theoc.17.44</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> of the child, <b class="b2">birth</b>, ἐκ γονῆς <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Epid.</span>4.31</span>; γονῇ φῦναι γεραιτέρᾳ <span class="bibl">S. <span class="title">OC</span>1294</span>; γοναὶ ζῴων <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Mu.</span>399a28</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">4</span> cure for sterility, Paul. Aeg.<span class="bibl">3.74</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">IV</span> Pythag. name for <b class="b2">unity</b>, Theol.Ar.6.</span>