Σπερμαίνειν
to fertilize, to sow with seed
Translated by David Whitehead27 Sep 2010Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] to engender.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Σπερμαίνειν· γεννᾶν.
Betacode
*spermai/nein: genna=n.
Notes
- The headword infinitive is quoted, seemingly, from Hesiod, Works and Days 736, as suggested by Etymologicum Magnum 723.16; cf. Hesychius s.v.
qo/rnusqai (theta648).
The infinitive is also attested in later medical and philosophical texts.
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