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Κυΐσκω · I produce offspring (κ 2626) · Suda

Letters

Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω

Near κ2626

κ2622battle-din, tumult
κ2623is pregnant with
κ2624Quirinus
κ2625Kyinda, Kuinda
κ2626I produce offspring
κ2627Kyzikene staters, Cyzicene staters
κ2628Kythereia, Cytheria
κ2629Kythera, Cythera
κ2630from Kythera, from Cythera

Suda/Κ kappa/κ2626

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Κυΐσκω

I produce offspring

Translated by William Hutton26 Apr 2008Vetting: high3 revisions

children
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gender and sexuality
medicine
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+2
- women
- zoology

3 words

Translation

[Meaning] I engender.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Κυΐσκω· γεννῶ.

Betacode

*kui/+skw: gennw=.

Notes

Same entry, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon (1935); also in ps.-Herodian, Epimerismoi 73.15.
This form, first person singular present indicative/subjunctive active, is attested only in lexicography and grammars. LSJ (web address 1) claims that when the subject is female the active forms of this verb are synonymous with the more common medio-passive form kui/+skomai ('conceive', 'be impregnated'). There are some cases where this seems to be true (e.g. Galen 4.513), but others that are more ambiguous and may represent a more genuinely active meaning for the verb (in the sense of 'produce offspring'); e.g. Philo Judaeus, Life of Moses 1.13.2. LSJ also cites an instance with a male subject where the verb connotes 'impregnate'. This may be the usage the lexicographer has in mind, since the glossing verb gennw= is more common with a male subject ('beget' rather than 'give birth') when the context is the actual production of offspring and not metaphorical.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

κ2624ΚυηρῖνοςQuirinus κ2625ΚύϊνδαKyinda, Kuinda κ2626ΚυΐσκωI produce offspring κ2627Κυζικηνοὶ στατῆρεςKyzikene staters, Cyzicene staters κ2628ΚυθέρειαKythereia, Cytheria

Revision history3 revisions · last 2 May 2016

2 May 2016Revised — David Whitehead
20 Mar 2013tweaking — David Whitehead
27 Apr 2008cosmetics — David Whitehead
26 Apr 2008Translated — William Hutton

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Κυΐσκω (Adler number kappa 2626), trans. William Hutton, 26 Apr 2008. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/kappa/2626

Translation by William Hutton for Suda On Line, revised by David Whitehead, licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗