τιθηνός: Difference between revisions

|Definition=όν, (θῆσθαι) <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[nursing]], χθών Lyc.1398; <b class="b3">πόνων τιθηνοὺς ἀποδιδοῦσά σοι τροφάς</b> repaying thee nurture for thy [[nursing]] labours, i.e. rewarding thee for thy trouble in nursing me, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">IA</span>1230</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> Subst. [[τιθηνός]], [[ὁ]], [[one who nurses]] or brings up, [[foster-father]], <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">Nu.</span> 11.12</span>, al., <span class="bibl">Nic.<span class="title">Al.</span>31</span>, <span class="bibl">Orph.<span class="title">H.</span>54.1</span>, etc.; τ. τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ βασιλέως <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Sammelb.</span>1568.2</span> (ii B.C.): also <b class="b3">τιθηνός, ἡ,</b> = [[τιθήνη]], Anon. ap. Longin. 44.2, Plu.2.322c. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> [[nursling]], παῖδα τιθηνόν <span class="title">IG</span>14.1437.</span>