τεκνοποιέω

τεκνοποι-έω, in Act., of the woman,

• bear children, in Med., of the man, beget them, cf. X. Mem. 2.2.4 and 5; μὴ τεκνοποιεῖσθαι ἐξ ἔλλης γυναικός PEleph. 1.9 (iv B.C.) (but D.S. reverses this usage, cf. 1.73, 4.29); Med., of both parents, breed children, X. Mem. 4.4.22 sq., Arist. HA 585b10; in Med., also, have children begotten for one, X. Lac. 1.7, LXX Ge. 16.2, 30.3, POxy. 465.154 (ii A.D.).
• • II Med., of birds, Arist. HA 597a11.
  • III Med., adopt a child, UPZ 4.5 (ii B.C.).