τεκνοποιέω-ῶ, enfanter, DS. ;

Moy. engendrer, procréer, en parl. de l’homme, XÉN. Mem. 2, 2, 4 ; en parl. de la femme, DS. 1, 73 ; 4, 29 ; en parl. de l’homme et de la femme, XÉN. Mem. 4, 4, 22 ; ARSTT. H.A. 7, 6, 1 ; en parl. d’oiseaux, ARSTT. H.A. 8, 12, 4.

Étym. τεκνοποιός.

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 BC) (but D.S. reverses this usage, cf. 1.73, 4.29); Med., of both parents, breed children, X. Mem. 4.44.22 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 AD). Med., of birds, Arist. HA 597a11. Med., adopt a child, UPZ 4.5 (ii BC).

Kinder machen, gebären, med. erzeugen, Xen. Lac. 1.7, Mem. 2.2.5.

in Act., of the woman, to bear children , in Mid., of the man, to beget them , [Xenophon Historicus (5th/4th c.BC)]: in Mid. of both parents, to breed children , [Xenophon Historicus (5th/4th c.BC)] (ML)