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γόνος

γόνος, that which is begotten, offspring, a child

γόνος, ὁ, and (in signf. 1), ἡ, E. IA 793: late Ion. γοῦνος Aret. CD 2.5: —
  • that which is begotten, child, Il. 5.635, 6.191; offspring, 20.409, Hes. Th. 919, etc.; ἄπαις ἔρσενος γόνου Hdt. 1.109; πρεσβύτατος παντὸς τοῦ γ. Id. 7.2; αὐτὸν καὶ γόνον Schwyzer 415 (Elis); ὁ Πηλέως γ. his son, S. Ph. 333, cf. 366, 416, etc.; of animals, γ. ὀρταλίχων Id. Fr. 793; of fish, roe, Hegem. 1, Archestr. Fr. 9; of bees, Arist. HA 554a18.
      • 2 product, of plants, γ. ἀμπέλου Anacreont. 54.7; γ. πλουτόχθων, of the silver mines at Laureion, A. Eu. 946 (lyr.); τοῦ φόρου τὸν γ. Ar. V. 1116 codd.
      • 3 ἐς ἔρσενα γόνον to any of the male sex, Hdt. 6.135.
    • II race, stock, descent, οὔ πώ τις ἑὸν γ. αὐτὸς ἀνέγνω Od. 1.216, cf. 11.234.
    • III begetting, procreation, A. Supp. 172 (lyr.); γόνῳ πατήρ, opp. ποιητός, Lys. 13.91; γόνῳ γεγονώς D. 44.49; γ. υἱός Men. Sam. 131, D.C. 40.51, cf. IG 3.1445, al.
      • 2 of plants, bearing, Thphr. CP 3.15.3.
    • IV seed, Hp. Genit. 7, Arist. GA 748a22, LXX Le. 15.3; σπέρμα καὶ γ. Ti.Locr. 100b, cf. Gal. 19.450.
      • 2 genitals, Hp. Liqu. 2.
    • V γ. Ἑρμοῦ, = βούφθαλμος, Ps.-Dsc. 3.139.

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