Ἐξαμβλίσκειν

to cause a miscarriage

Translated by Catharine Roth20 Aug 2006Vetting: high4 revisions

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[Meaning] to cause an abortion.¹
Aelian [writes]: "and they said that [they] made the flock of four-footed animals miscarry."²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἐξαμβλίσκειν· ἐκτιτρώσκειν. Αἰλιανός· καὶ τὴν τῶν τετραπόδων ἀγέλην ἐξαμβλίσκειν ἔφασαν.

Ἐξαμβλίσκειν · to cause a miscarriage (ε 1531) · Suda

*)ecambli/skein: e)ktitrw/skein. *ai)liano/s: kai\ th\n tw=n tetrapo/dwn a)ge/lhn e)cambli/skein e)/fasan.