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ἐπῳάζω

ἐπῳάζω, sit

ἐπῳ-άζω,
  • sit or brood upon eggs, mostly of birds, Arist. GA 752b16, al.; also of tortoises, Id. HA 558a7; bees, ib. 554a18; spiders, ib. 555a30; crustacea, ib. 550b1.
    • II trans., hatch, incubate young birds by artificial heat, D.S. 1.74.

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