κυέω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=older and more Att. form of [[κύω]], <span class="bibl">Il.23.266</span>, etc. (Aeol.(?) part. fem. <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> κύεσσα Hsch.; Arc. κύενσα <span class="title">IG</span>5(2).514.12 (Lycosura); Coan κυεῦσα <span class="title">Schwyzer</span> 251 <span class="title">B</span> 3, written κυεοσα ib.<span class="title">A</span> 61 (iv/iii B.C.)): impf. 3sg.ἐκύει <span class="bibl">Il.19.117</span>: fut.κυήσω <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Mul.</span>1.17</span>, <span class="title">Steril.</span>214, <b class="b3">κυήσομαι</b> v.l. in <span class="title">Mul.</span>1.76: aor. ἐκύησα <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Th.</span>641</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Smp.</span>203c</span>, etc.: pf. κεκύηκα <span class="bibl">Philem.107</span>, <span class="bibl">D.C.45.1</span>, <span class="bibl">S.E.<span class="title">P.</span>2.106</span>:—Med., v. infr.:—Pass., fut. -ηθήσομαι <span class="bibl">Gal.<span class="title">UP</span>16.10</span>: aor. ἐκυήθην Plu.2.567f: pf. κεκύηται <span class="bibl">Porph. <span class="title">Abst.</span>1.54</span>:—<b class="b2">bear in the womb, be pregnant with</b>, ἐκύει φίλον υἱόν <span class="bibl">Il.19.117</span>; of a mare, βρέφος ἡμίονον κυέουσα <span class="bibl">23.266</span>: metaph., of the soul, κυοῦσι γὰρ πάντες… καὶ κατὰ τὸ σῶμα καὶ κατὰ τὴν ψυχήν <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Smp.</span>206c</span>; <b class="b3">ἐκύησε τὸν Ἔρωτα</b> ib.<span class="bibl">203c</span>; <b class="b3">ἃ κυεῖ περὶ ἐπιστήμης</b> [the thoughts] with which he <b class="b2">is in travail</b>... <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Tht.</span>184b</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">210b</span>; <b class="b3">ἂ τῇ ψυχῇ προσήκει καὶ κυῆσαι καὶ κυεῖν</b> (v.l. [[τεκεῖν]]) both <b class="b2">to have conceived</b> and <b class="b2">to bring forth</b>, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Smp.</span>209a</span>:—Pass., of the embryo or foetus, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Lg.</span> 789a</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Epin.</span>973d</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">GA</span>777a23</span>; of fruits, <b class="b2">to be formed</b>, <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">HP</span> 4.2.4</span>:—Med., [[bring forth]], <span class="bibl">Opp.<span class="title">C.</span>3.22</span>; <b class="b3">ἡ κεκυημένη</b>, Lat.<b class="b2">foeta, Et. Gud</b>.s.v. [[κοκίας]]: metaph., τὰς εὐτυχεῖς ὠδῖνας κυησαμένη <span class="bibl">Him.<span class="title">Or.</span> 7.4</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">b</span> in Botany, [[produce flowers]], <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">HP</span>6.4.8</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> abs., <b class="b2">to be big</b> or [[pregnant]], [[conceive]], ἐκύησε <span class="bibl">Hdt.5.41</span>; στεριφὴ γάρ εἰμι κοὐκ ἐκύησα πώποτε <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Th.</span>641</span>, cf.<span class="bibl"><span class="title">Lys.</span>745</span>, <span class="bibl">Men.<span class="title">Sam.</span>303</span>, etc.; κυέουσαν ἐκ τοῦ προτέρου ἀνδρός <span class="bibl">Hdt.6.68</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">And.1.125</span>, <span class="bibl">Lys.13.42</span>; <b class="b3">γυνὴ κυεῖ δέκα μῆνας</b>; <span class="bibl">Men.413</span>; πενθ' ἕτη ἐκύησε <span class="title">IG</span>42(1).121.3 (Epid.). (Cf. <b class="b3">κύω</b>, Skt. [[śváyati]] 'swell', Lat.[[inciens]] 'pregnant'.)</span>

|etymtx=Grammatical information: v.<br />Meaning: [[be or become pregnant]] (<b class="b3">τινά</b>, <b class="b3">τί</b> <b class="b2">with a young</b>), Il.<br />Other forms: <b class="b3">κυήσω</b> (Hdt.), <b class="b3">κυῆσαι</b> (IA.), <b class="b3">κεκύηκα</b> (hell.), <b class="b3">κυηθῆναι</b>, <b class="b3">-θήσεσθαι</b> (late); older aorist <b class="b3">κύσασθαι</b> (Il.) with causal active <b class="b3">κῦσαι</b> (A.), younger present <b class="b3">κύω</b> (since Arist., LXX); also <b class="b3">κυίσκομαι</b>, <b class="b3">-ω</b> (IA.);<br />Compounds: sometimes with prefix, e.g. <b class="b3">ἐπι-</b>, <b class="b3">ἀπο-</b>, <b class="b3">συγ-κυέομαι</b>, <b class="b3">-κυίσκομαι</b> (<b class="b3">-ίσκω</b>), <b class="b3">ὑπο-κυσαμένη</b> (Il.).<br />Derivatives: Verbal nouns: <b class="b3">κύημα</b> [[foetus]], [[embryo]] (IA.), <b class="b3">-ησις</b> [[conception]], [[pregnancy]], [[embryo]] (Pl., Arist., Thphr.), <b class="b3">κύος</b> n. = <b class="b3">κύημα</b> (Ar. Fr. 609, inscr. Keos) with <b class="b3">κυόεις</b> (Kos, IIIa); <b class="b3">ἀπο-κυη-τικός</b> [[capable of giving birth]] (Astrol.), <b class="b3">κυητήριος</b> [[promoting pregnancy]] (Hp.), <b class="b3">κυήτωρ</b> [[begetter]] (Cyran.; of a bird); <b class="b3">κυηρόν ἔγκυον</b>, <b class="b3">ἁπαλόν</b>, <b class="b3">βλαστόν</b> H. Compp., e.g. <b class="b3">κυο-φορέω</b> <b class="b2">be pregnant, be with young</b> with <b class="b3">-φορία</b>, <b class="b3">-ησις</b> (LXX, med. etc.), <b class="b3">-φόρος</b> (pap., EM); <b class="b3">ἔγ-κυος</b> [[pregnant]] (Ion., Arist.); <b class="b3">κύ-ουρα</b> f. name of a plant, which was used to procure abortion (Stob.; Strömberg Pflanzennamen 95).<br />Origin: IE [Indo-European] [592] <b class="b2">*ḱuh₂-</b> [[swell]]<br />Etymology: On <b class="b3">κῦμα</b> (<b class="b3">ἐγ-κύμων</b>), <b class="b3">κύριος</b> (<b class="b3">κῦρος</b>) s. vv. With <b class="b3">κυέω</b> can be equated Skt. [[śváyati]] <b class="b2">be or become great, strong, powerful, get strong, increase</b>: IE. <b class="b2">*ḱuh₂-éi̯e-(ti</b>), (Schulze KZ 27, 605 = Kl. Schr. 363); [[h₂]] is shown by <b class="b3">κύαρ</b>. Beside this secondary present stands in very old times the primary middle aorist <b class="b3">κύσασθαι</b> (Skt. has the themat. root-aor. <b class="b2">á-śv-a-t</b> [would be Gr. <b class="b3">*ἔ-κυ-ε</b>; to this as innovation <b class="b3">κύω</b>?]). - From the many forms, esp. petrified and isolated verbal nouns, we mention the pres. ptc. Av. <b class="b2">si-sp-i-mna-</b>'rising up' (of a river-wave; cf. <b class="b3">κῦμα</b>), Welsh [[cyw]] m. [[young animal]] (IE. <b class="b2">*ḱu₂o-</b> m.; cf. <b class="b3">ἔγ-κυος</b>, <b class="b3">κυο-φορέω</b>, <b class="b3">κύος</b> n.), Lat. [[inciēns]] [[pregnant]] (loan from <b class="b3">ἔγκυος</b>, s. Ernout-Meillet; diff. W.-Hofmann); three more forms s. <b class="b3">κύριος</b> (where also on the ablaut); [not <b class="b3">κύαμος</b>, <b class="b3">πᾶς</b>, <b class="b3">πέπαμαι</b>]. On suppoed connection to words for [[hollow]], [[empty]] s. <b class="b3">κύαρ</b>. - Pok. 592ff., W.-Hofmann s. [[inciēns]] and [[cavus]] . - Hitt. <b class="b2">šuwa-</b> [[swell]] (?), Götze Lang. 30, 404, must remain separate because of the anlaut.