| |Definition=<span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[propagate]] or [[engender living creatures]], of inanimate substances, <b class="b3">ἡ φύσις ζ</b>. <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">CP</span>3.22.3</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">HP</span>8.11.2</span> (so in Med., <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">CP</span>3.24.3</span>), <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Mir.</span>835b26</span>; of animals, [[breed]], like [[ζωοτοκέω]], <span class="bibl">D.S.1.88</span>, Plu.2.494c:—Pass., <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Mir.</span>832a14</span>: generally, [[engender]] [στοιχεῖον] ἕκαστον ἀπὸ ἑτέρου -εῖται <span class="bibl">Vett.Val.162.17</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> to [[be viviparous]], <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">HP</span>7.14.3</span>; [[produce alive]], <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Am.</span>19</span>; <b class="b3">ζ. παρθένον</b>, of Zeus, [[producing]] Pallas [[alive]] from his head, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">DDeor.</span>8</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">D.S.1.23</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> [[make alive]], [[quicken]], τι <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">CP</span>4.15.2</span>:—Pass., <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Fr.</span>311</span>, Isid. ap. <span class="bibl">Ath.2.93f</span>: metaph., σωφροσύνη ζ. τὸ φρονοῦν <span class="bibl">Ph.2.378</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">435</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> = [[ζωγρέω]], [[preserve alive]], <span class="bibl">[[LXX]] <span class="title">Ex.</span>1.17</span>, <span class="title">1 Ki.</span> <span class="bibl">27.9</span>; <b class="b3">κύριος θανατοῖ καὶ ζ</b>. ib.<span class="bibl">2.6</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ev.Luc.</span>17.33</span>:—Pass., <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Act.Ap.</span> 7.19</span>.</span> | | |Definition=<span class="bld">A</span> [[propagate]] or [[engender living creatures]], of inanimate substances, <b class="b3">ἡ φύσις ζ.</b> [[Theophrastus|Thphr.]] ''[[De Causis Plantarum|CP]]'' 3.22.3, cf. ''HP''8.11.2 (so in Med., Id.''CP''3.24.3), Arist.''Mir.''835b26; of animals, [[breed]], like [[ζωοτοκέω]], D.S.1.88, Plu.2.494c:—Pass., Arist.''Mir.''832a14: generally, [[engender]] [στοιχεῖον] ἕκαστον ἀπὸ ἑτέρου -εῖται Vett.Val.162.17.<br><span class="bld">II</span> to [[be viviparous]], [[Theophrastus|Thphr.]] ''[[Historia Plantarum|HP]]'' 7.14.3; [[produce alive]], Luc.''Am.''19; <b class="b3">ζ. παρθένον</b>, of [[Zeus]], [[producing]] Pallas [[alive]] from his head, Id.''DDeor.''8, cf. D.S.1.23.<br><span class="bld">2</span> [[make alive]], [[quicken]], τι [[Theophrastus|Thphr.]] ''[[De Causis Plantarum|CP]]'' 4.15.2:—Pass., Arist.''Fr.''311, Isid. ap. Ath.2.93f: metaph., σωφροσύνη ζ. τὸ φρονοῦν Ph.2.378, cf. 435.<br><span class="bld">3</span> = [[ζωγρέω]], [[preserve alive]], [[LXX]] ''Ex.''1.17, ''1 Ki.'' 27.9; <b class="b3">κύριος θανατοῖ καὶ ζ.</b> ib.2.6, cf. ''Ev.Luc.''17.33:—Pass., ''Act.Ap.'' 7.19. |
