λοχεύω

λοχ-εύω, (λόχος II)

• bring forth, bear, παῖδα h.Merc. 230, cf. Orph. A. 184, etc.; γαστὴρ ἥ σʼ ἐλόχευσε AP 9.126; of the father, beget, Orph. A. 136, cf. 13; of both parents, ib. 159; metaph., produce, φλογὸς ἄσθμα Coluth. 179:—Med., -ομένην σε . . ἔαρ ὕμνων AP 7.12.
• • • 2 of the midwife, bring to the birth, deliver, τινα E. Ion 948, 1596, cf. El. 1129:—hence in Pass., to be brought to bed, be in labour, ἔνθʼ ἐλοχεύθην Id. Tr. 602 (lyr.); λοχευθεῖσʼ ἀστραπηφόρῳ πυρί, of Semele, Id. Ba. 3, cf. Plu. Pel. 16: c. gen., λοχευθείσης αὐτοῦ τῆς μητρός Id. Cic. 2.
    • 3 of a man, practise couvade, D.S. 5.14.
  • II Med., in sense of Act., of the mother, E. Ion 921 (anap.), Arist. HA 616a34, Call. Del. 326; also of the birthplace, APl. 16.295.
  • III Pass., of the child, to be born, S. OC 1322; Τιτᾶνι λοχευθεῖσαν by the obstetric art of the Titan, E. Ion 455 (lyr.).
  • • 2 metaph., generally, lie embedded, ἐν τεύτλοισι λ. Ar. Pax 1014 (anap.).

λοχεύω [λόχος] impf. ἐλόχευον [Anacr.] 55.32 ‖ fut. λοχεύσω Nonn. D. 7.367, al., mid. λοχεύσομαι ib. 8.81 ‖ aor. ἐλόχευσα, mid. ἐλοχευσάμην ‖ pf. inf. mid. pass. λελοχεῦσθαι Gal. 13.272 ‖ aor. pass. ἐλοχεύθην ‖ fut. pass. λοχευθήσομαι

❶ act. to give birth Hom. 4.230 Luc. Pod. 96 | extens. to engender, of the father Orph. A. 136; of father and mother Orph. A. 159 | to produce Colluth. 178 ‖ to assist in labor Eur. Ion 948 etc.

❷ mid. to give birth Callim. 4.326 Aristot. H.A. 616a 34 etc.; ἐλοχεύσατο Λατώ … σε Leto gave birth to you Eur. Ion 921 ‖ fig. to produce: ἔαρ ὕμνων a spring of songs AP 7.12.1

❸ pass. to be given birth or generated Soph. O.C. 1322 ‖ to be brought to light: Προμηθεῖ Τιτᾶνι λοχευθεῖσαν brought to light by the Titan Prometheus Eur. Ion 455 (of Athena, born from the head of Zeus) ‖ = act. to give birth, become a mother Eur. Tr. 602, Bac. 3; αὐτοῦ of him Plut. Cic. 2.1 ‖ to be bedridden for labor Aristoph. Pax 1014 Diod. 5.14.2

● epic aor. 3. sg. λόχευσε, mid. 3. sg. λοχεύσατο.

λοχεύω, 1) die Geburt zur Welt bringen, sowohl von der Mutter, gebären, παῖδα, H.h. Merc. 230, als auch von der Hebamme, eine Frau entbinden, τίς λοχεύει σε, Eur. Ion 948, El. 1129 ; pass., ἐλοχεύθην, Troad. 597 ; ἐπώνυμος τῆς πρόσθεν ἀδμήτης χρόνῳ μητρὸς λοχευθείς Soph. O.C. 1324 ; auch λοχευθείσης αὐτοῦ τῆς μητρός, als die Mutter entbunden wurde, Plut. Cic. 2. – Häufiger im med., gebären, Aesch. frg. 150 u. oft bei sp.D., auch von Tieren, Arist. H.A. öfter ; u. übertr., hervorbringen, ἄρτι λοχευομένην σε μελισσοτοκων ἔαρ ὕμνων Ep.adesp. 524 (VII.12).
2) bei Ar. Pax 1019 = λοχάω ; vgl. Ap.Rh. 1.762.

λοχεύω, λόχος II

• • Ito bring forth, bear, Hhymn., Anth.
  • • 2of the midwife, to bring to the birth. attend in childbirth, deliver, τινά Eur.:—Pass. to be delivered, bear children, Eur.; λοχευθεῖσα πυρί, of Semele, Eur.
  • IIMid., just like Act., of the mother, Eur.; of the birthplace, Anth.
  • IIIPass., of the child, to be brought forth, born, Soph.; Προμᾱθεῖ λοχευθεῖσα brought to birth by Prometheus, Eur.: —metaph., generally, to lie embedded, ἐν τεύτλοισι Ar.