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|Definition=ὁ, (τίκτω) <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[childbirth]], [[parturition]], of women, <span class="bibl">Il.19.119</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">h.Cer.</span> 101</span>, <span class="title">IG</span>42(1).121.15,17 (Epid., iv B. C.), Herophil. ap. <span class="bibl">Sor.2.53</span>; of animals, <span class="bibl">Il.17.5</span>; πλὴν ὅταν τ. παρῇ <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Fr.</span>477</span>; ποιεῖσθαι τὸν τ. <span class="bibl">Arist. <span class="title">HA</span>542a25</span>, etc.: pl., τόκοισί τε ἀγόνοις γυναικῶν <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OT</span>26</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">173</span> (lyr.), <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Med.</span>1031</span>, etc. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">b</span> <b class="b2">the time of parturition</b>, ὁ τ. τῆς γυναικός <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.111</span>; <b class="b2">period of gestation</b>, ἐνιαύσιος ὁ τ. <span class="bibl">Arist. <span class="title">GA</span>777b13</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">c</span> <b class="b3">ἡ φύσις τοῦ παιδίου τοῦ ἐν τόκῳ</b> in the [[foetal stage]], Hp.<span class="title">Nat.Puer.</span>tit. (as cited in <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Mul.</span>1.1</span>). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> [[offspring]], of men or animals, πάντων Ἀργείων ἐρέων γενεήν τε τόκον τε <span class="bibl">Il.7.128</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">15.141</span>; of an eagle, ἐλθὼν ἐξ ὄρεος, ὅθι οἱ γενεή τε τόκος τε <span class="bibl">Od.15.175</span>; μήλων τ. <span class="bibl">E. <span class="title">Cyc.</span>162</span>; <b class="b3">Οἰδίπον τ</b>. his [[son]], <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Th.</span>372</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">407</span>, etc. (but also, [[daughter]], θεὰ γεγῶσα καὶ θεοῦ πατρὸς τ. <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Andr.</span> [1254]</span>); [[fry]] of fish, <span class="bibl">Arist. <span class="title">HA</span> 543a4</span>; [[litter]] of pigs, πασῶν τῶν συῶν ἀπὸ τόκου χοῖρον λαμβάνειν <span class="bibl">X. <span class="title">Lac.</span>15.5</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> metaph., <b class="b2">produce of money</b> lent, hence [[interest]] (cf. <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Fr.</span>477</span> (punningly), <span class="bibl">Sophr. 35</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>555e</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Pol.</span>1258b5</span>), <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">O.</span>10(11).9</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">τ. ἐπίτριτος</b>, v. h. v.; <b class="b3">τ. πεντώβολος</b> interest at <span class="bibl">5</span> obols per month on the mina, <span class="title">IG</span> 11(2).146 <span class="title">B</span> 17 (Delos, iv B. C.); <b class="b3">τ. πεντεκαιδέκατος</b>, i. e. 100/15 = 6 2/3 %, <span class="title">SIG</span>672.23 (Delph., ii B. C.); sg. and pl., <span class="title">IG</span>12.324.5, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>18</span>,<span class="bibl">20</span>, <span class="bibl">34</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">τόκους ἀποδοῦναι</b> ib.<span class="bibl">739</span>, etc.; κομίζεσθαι Pl. l. c., <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PEnteux.</span> 32.13</span> (iii B. C.); λαμβάνειν ἀπό τινος <span class="bibl">Is.8.35</span>; ἀπολαμβάνειν <span class="bibl">Lys.17.3</span>; δανείζειν ἐπὶ τόκῳ <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>742c</span>; ὀφείλειν ἐπὶ τόκῳ <span class="bibl">Isoc.17.7</span>; τόκοι τόκων [[compound interest]], <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>1156</span>; τόκος τόκου <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">Char.</span>10.10</span>; τῶν τόκων ἔχων τόκους <span class="bibl">Men.870</span>:—Ar. plays on the double meaning of the word, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Th.</span>843</span> sq.; so also <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>507a</span>, Plu.2.433e. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> metaph., [[interest]], [γῄδιον] ὅτι λάβοι σπέρμα . . δικαίως ἀπεδίδου αὐτό τε καὶ τόκον <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>8.3.38</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Philem.231</span>, <span class="bibl">88.10</span>; οἱ δ' εἰς τὸ γῆρας ἀναβολὰς ποιούμενοι, οὗτοι προσαποτίνουσι τοῦ χρόνου τόκους <span class="bibl">Men.235.9</span>; [[offspring]], ἢ τίκτων λόγους ἢ τὸν ἑτέρων τόκον λαμβάνων <span class="bibl">Lib.<span class="title">Or.</span>12.94</span>; [[bringing forth]], ib. <span class="bibl">17.38</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">4</span> [[oppression]], as translation of Hebr. <b class="b3">τōκη,</b> <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">Ps.</span>71</span> (<span class="bibl">72</span>).<span class="bibl">14</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Je.</span>9.6</span>.</span>