| |Definition=<span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[furnish with children]] or [[stock with children]], τ. πόλιν παισί <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">HF</span>7</span>:— Pass., [[τεκνοῦμαι]], [[τεκνόομαι]] = to [[be furnished with children]], i.e. to [[have children]], ἐξ οὗ 'τεκνώθη Λάϊος <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ph.</span>868</span>; ἀπελευθέρας ἀστοῦ τετεκνωμένης ἐξ Αἰγυπτίου <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PGnom.</span>134</span> (ii A.D.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> [[engender]], [[procreate children]]; in Act., commonly of the [[man]], [[beget children]], <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Fr.</span>138</span>, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Ph.</span>19</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Hel.</span>1146</span> (lyr.); [[νύμφη]]ς [[from]] a [[bride]], <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Med.</span>805</span>, cf. <span class="title">Stud.Ital.</span>2.382 (Itanus): metaph., Ὀρφεὺς χέλυν ἐτέκνωσε <span class="bibl">Tim.<span class="title">Pers.</span>235</span> (for [[τεκνοῦσα]] in <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Tr.</span>308</span>, v. [[τεκνοῦς]]):—Med., of the female, [[bear children]], ἀρχὴ ταῖς γυναιξὶ τοῦ τεκνοῦσθαι καὶ τοῖς ἄρρεσι τοῦ τεκνοῦν <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>585a34</span>: metaph., <b class="b3">ὄλβος τεκνοῦται</b> it has [[offspring]], <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>754</span>; μυρίας ὁ μυρίος χρόνος τεκνοῦται νύκτας ἡμέρας τε <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OC</span>618</span>; χθὼν ἐτεκνώσατο φάσματ' ὀνείρων <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">IT</span>1262</span> (lyr.):—but Med. is used of the man in <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Med.</span>574</span>, <span class="title">BCH</span>1.599 (Delph., iv B.C.), <span class="bibl">Orph.<span class="title">H.</span>29.7</span>; of both parents, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Supp.</span>1087</span>; and Act. of both parents, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">GA</span>715b10</span>, al.; τεκνώσασα μετ' αὐτοῦ <span class="title">CIG</span>4179 (Pontus); ἡ τεκνώσασα <span class="bibl">Sor.1.87</span>:— Pass., to [[be born]], <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">I.</span>1.17</span>: metaph., μὴ καὶ τεκνωθῇ δυσφορώτερος γόος <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Th.</span>657</span>; νόμοι . . δι' αἰθέρα τεκνωθέντες <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OT</span>867</span> (lyr.); <b class="b3">γάμον τεκνοῦντα καὶ τεκνούμενον</b>, i.e. a [[marriage]] [[where]] [[husband]] and [[son]] are [[one]], ib.<span class="bibl">1215</span> (lyr.); αὐτὴ δὲ τεκοῦσ' ὑπὸ τῆσδε τεκνοῦται <span class="bibl">Theodect.4.2</span> (hex.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">III</span> in Pass. also, to [[be adopted]], <span class="bibl">D.S.4.67</span>.</span> | | |Definition=<span class="bld">A</span> [[furnish with children]] or [[stock with children]], τ. πόλιν παισί E.''HF''7:—Pass., [[τεκνοῦμαι]], [[τεκνόομαι]] = to [[be furnished with children]], i.e. to [[have children]], ἐξ οὗ 'τεκνώθη Λάϊος Id.''Ph.''868; ἀπελευθέρας ἀστοῦ τετεκνωμένης ἐξ Αἰγυπτίου ''PGnom.''134 (ii A.D.).<br><span class="bld">II</span> [[engender]], [[procreate children]]; in Act., commonly of the [[man]], [[beget children]], Hes.''Fr.''138, E.''Ph.''19, ''Hel.''1146 (lyr.); [[νύμφη]]ς [[from]] a [[bride]], Id.''Med.''805, cf. ''Stud.Ital.''2.382 (Itanus): metaph., Ὀρφεὺς χέλυν ἐτέκνωσε Tim.''Pers.''235 (for [[τεκνοῦσα]] in S.''Tr.''308, v. [[τεκνοῦς]]):—Med., of the female, [[bear children]], ἀρχὴ ταῖς γυναιξὶ τοῦ τεκνοῦσθαι καὶ τοῖς ἄρρεσι τοῦ τεκνοῦν Arist.''HA''585a34: metaph., <b class="b3">ὄλβος τεκνοῦται</b> it has [[offspring]], A.''Ag.''754; μυρίας ὁ μυρίος χρόνος τεκνοῦται νύκτας ἡμέρας τε S.''OC''618; χθὼν ἐτεκνώσατο φάσματ' ὀνείρων E.''IT''1262 (lyr.):—but Med. is used of the man in Id.''Med.''574, ''BCH''1.599 (Delph., iv B.C.), Orph.''H.''29.7; of both parents, E.''Supp.''1087; and Act. of both parents, Arist.''GA''715b10, al.; τεκνώσασα μετ' αὐτοῦ ''CIG''4179 (Pontus); ἡ τεκνώσασα Sor.1.87:—Pass., to [[be born]], Pi.''I.''1.17: metaph., μὴ καὶ τεκνωθῇ δυσφορώτερος γόος A.''Th.''657; νόμοι.. δι' αἰθέρα τεκνωθέντες S.''OT''867 (lyr.); <b class="b3">γάμον τεκνοῦντα καὶ τεκνούμενον</b>, i.e. a [[marriage]] [[where]] [[husband]] and [[son]] are [[one]], ib.1215 (lyr.); αὐτὴ δὲ τεκοῦσ' ὑπὸ τῆσδε τεκνοῦται Theodect.4.2 (hex.).<br><span class="bld">III</span> in Pass. also, to [[be adopted]], D.S.4.67. |
