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μαιεύομαι
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(μαῖα I. 3) serve as a midwife, act as one, D.S. 19.34; ἡ Ἄρτεμις μ. Luc. DDeor. 26.2.
cause delivery to take place, ἱκανὴ ἔκπληξις μαιεύσασθαι πρὸ τῆς ὥρας Philostr. VA 1.5. c. acc., bring to the birth, Marin. Procl. 6; ὄρνιθας μ.
hatch chickens, Anon. ap. Suid. ; αἰετὸν κάνθαρος μαιεύσομαι, prov. of taking vengeance on a powerful enemy, Ar. Lys. 695 (cf. Sch.).
deliver a woman, esp. metaph in Pl. of the Socratic method, Tht. 149b. Act., Poll. 4.208, Sch. Oppian. H. 4.506; — Pass., τὰ ὑπ’ ἐμοῦ μαιευθέντα brought into the world by me, Pl. Tht. 150e, cf. Philostr. VA 5.13.
cause delivery to take place, ἱκανὴ ἔκπληξις μαιεύσασθαι πρὸ τῆς ὥρας Philostr. VA 1.5. c. acc., bring to the birth, Marin. Procl. 6; ὄρνιθας μ.
hatch chickens, Anon. ap. Suid. ; αἰετὸν κάνθαρος μαιεύσομαι, prov. of taking vengeance on a powerful enemy, Ar. Lys. 695 (cf. Sch.).
deliver a woman, esp. metaph in Pl. of the Socratic method, Tht. 149b. Act., Poll. 4.208, Sch. Oppian. H. 4.506; — Pass., τὰ ὑπ’ ἐμοῦ μαιευθέντα brought into the world by me, Pl. Tht. 150e, cf. Philostr. VA 5.13.
Liddell-Scott-Jones, Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1940)
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