κυεῖν

From LSJ

Βίος κέκληται δ' ὡς βίᾳ πορίζεται → Vi quia paratur vita, vita dicitur → Weil's auf gewaltsamem Streben beruht, heißt's Lebensgut

Menander, Monostichoi, 66

Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)

(see also κυέω, κύω): be pregnant, become pregnant