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λοχεύω

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Gloss: to give birth

Transliteration: locheuō

Strong’s: G8213

1. to bring forth, bear , (Homeric Hymns):—;Pass. to be delivered, bear children , (Euripides); λοχευθεῖσα πυρί, of Semele, (Euripides)
3. Mid., just like Act., of the mother, (Euripides); of the birthplace, [<date>variant dates<author>Anthology Palantina</author></date>
4. Pass., of the child, to be brought forth, born , (Sophocles Tragicus); Προμα_θεῖ λοχευθεῖσα brought to birth by Prometheus, (Euripides): —;metaphorically, generally, to lie embedded , ἐν τεύτλοισι (Aristophanes Comicus) (ML)
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