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- δ1138ΔιογενέςZeus-born[Meaning] most noble.
- α3341Ἀποκεκλήκαμενwe have prohibited… have forbidden. And Aristophanes in Birds [writes]: "we have prohibited Zeus-born gods from passing through the city any longer."
- γ90Γέγειαι βόεςearth-born cowsThe ancient [ones]. And in the masculine [singular it is] ge/geios.
- α4099Ἀρχὴν μὲν μὴ φῦναι ἐπιχθονίοισιν ἄριστονFirst, not to be born is best for earth-bound men, and not to look upon the rays of the sharp sun; but, once born, [best] to drive as quickly as possible through Hades' gates[Applied] to those who have lived miserably.
- α4487Αὐτογένεθλονself-born[Meaning] self-produced.
- μ687Μεταγενήςafter-born[Meaning one who is] younger.
- ε293Ἐθαγενήςfamiliar-born, familiar-bred[Meaning a native] of the country; someone who has originated in his own place.
- ε1148<20Ἐν γεννητοῖς γυναίκωνamong those born of women… to you, there has not arisen a greater among those born of women than John"), Luke 7.28. It is then quoted frequently in patristic writers.
- γ225Γηγενέτηςearth-born… ghgenei=s ["earth-born ones"], properly [meaning] Adam and Eve who were born out of the earth, since they were not born out of intercourse; but by a misuse of the term [it can mean] every …
- α1340Ἁλοσύδνηςsea-born[Meaning] of the sea.
- δ1124Διμήτωρtwice-born… grape-clusters -- the god thus being considered as having been born once from the earth and again from the vine"), and generally LSJ s.v.
- α1261Ἀλιτόμηνοςuntimely-born[Meaning] one who has missed the final month, the h)lito/mhnos.
- δ1604Δυσγενήςlow-born[Meaning] one [descended] out of bad stock. Also [sc. attested is the cognate noun] dusge/neia ["low birth"], [used] similarly.
- ε3168Ἐς ὀψιγόνουςto late-born (persons)[Meaning to] those after this [time].
- α3374Ἀποκυηθένborn[Meaning something] given birth to. Also [sc. attested is] a)pokui/skw ["I bear"], [meaning] I produce.
- μ732Μέτασσαιmiddle-born lambs, summer lambs[Meaning] lamb-suckling flocks [sc. of sheep].
- α1180Ἀλλ' ἢ καλῶς ζῆν ἢ καλῶς τεθνηκέναι τὸν εὐγενῆ χρή πάντ' ἀκήκοας λόγονBut the well-born man should either live well or die well - end of storySophocles [says this].
- ε3502Εὐθυγενήςstraight-born[Meaning] set up equally and with a view to straightness.
- ε3642ΕὐπατρίδαιEupatridae, Eupatridai, Eupatrids, well-born[Meaning those] of good family.
- ε381Ἐκγεγάμενto have been born fromHomer [writes]: "he boasts to have been born from [e)kgega/men]." Instead of gegenh=sqai. From the [verb] gw= ["I am born], gh/sw ["I will be born"], ge/ghmi ["I have been born"]; in the infinitive mode …
- γ226Γηγενεῖςearth-born (ones)[Meaning] wan and corpse-like [ones]. Or impious and god-battling [ones], because of the Giants. Thus Aristophanes accuses philosophers in Clouds: "did you learn these clever things by going to the earth-born ones?" Also [sc. …
- α4429Αὐθιγενήςborn here, native to this place[Meaning] autochthonous, genuine. "'I am Persian, and from the time of my fathers a Persian native to this place, yes master. To defile fire is more grievous to us than a difficult death.'"
- η513ἨριγένειανErigeneia, early-born[Meaning] her who gives birth to the dawn. "Nor do you stir the tips of your wings warmed by the sparkling of bright-eyed Erigeneia [...]."
- ε3393Εὐγενήςwell-born, nobleIn respect of family or of fatherland. "At the end, when it was necessary to hand over their weapons, there was a noble lamentation, and a desire of soul for freedom came over the …
- λ271Λέων λέων σοι γέγονεν ἔκμαγμα σόνa lion a lion has been born to you (as) your (very) imageIn reference to women being debauched and giving birth. A 'cell' [is] the cover of the acorn, where the acorn is situated. "Both in each and every other respect and in having a penis …
- δ497Δίto ZeusThe monosyllabic dative of *zeu/s occurs at Pindar, Olympian 13.106 (web address 1) and elsewhere (see LSJ s.v.). The iota is long, as being a contraction of two iotas. cf. delta 498.
- κ2233Κῶλα τοῦ ζεύγματοςarms of the bridge… generated from the quotation given, where it is genitive. A zeu=gma (zeta 33), literally a binding, was a bridge or barrier across a waterway improvised by lashing together boats. For 'arms' cf. kappa 2231, …
- η252Ἠλιτόμηνονmissing the [right] monthThat which is born in the wrong month.
- ε723Ἐκφῦναιto grow out of[Meaning] to be born from.
- ε3670Εὐπτέρωνof well-winged (ones)Aristophanes [writes]: "and he is [sc. born] out of well-winged women, those of Coesyra." Meaning well-born, or light-minded, or [those] whose thoughts are flighty. The metaphor is from birds which are high up and …