τεκνόω

A. furnish or stock with children, τ. πόλιν παισί E. HF 7:— Pass., to be furnished with children, i.e. to have them, ἐξ οὗ ’τεκνώθη Λάϊος Id. Ph. 868; ἀπελευθέρας ἀστοῦ τετεκνωμένης ἐξ Αἰγυπτίου PGnom. 134 (ii A.D.).

II. engender, procreate children; in Act., commonly of the man, beget them, Hes. Fr. 138, E. Ph. 19, Hel. 1146 (lyr.); νύμφης from a bride, Id. Med. 805, cf. Stud.Ital. 2.382 (Itanus): metaph., Ὀρφεὺς χέλυν ἐτέκνωσε Tim. Pers. 235 (for τεκνοῦσα in S. Tr. 308, v. τεκνοῦς):—Med., of the female, bear children, ἀρχὴ ταῖς γυναιξὶ τοῦ τεκνοῦσθαι καὶ τοῖς ἄρρεσι τοῦ τεκνοῦν Arist. HA 585a34: metaph., ὄλβος τεκνοῦται it has offspring, A. Ag. 754; μυρίας ὁ μυρίος χρόνος τεκνοῦται νύκτας ἡμέρας τε S. OC 618; χθὼν ἐτεκνώσατο φάσματ’ ὀνείρων E. IT 1262 (lyr.):—but Med. is used of the man in Id. Med. 574, BCH 1.599 (Delph., iv B.C.), Orph. H. 29.7; of both parents, E. Supp. 1087; and Act. of both parents, Arist. GA 715b10, al.; τεκνώσασα μετ’ αὐτοῦ CIG 4179 (Pontus); ἡ τεκνώσασα Sor. 1.87:— Pass., to be born, Pi. I. 1.17: metaph., μὴ καὶ τεκνωθῇ δυσφορώτερος γόος A. Th. 657; νόμοι . . δῑ αἰθέρα τεκνωθέντες S. OT 867 (lyr.); γάμον τεκνοῦντα καὶ τεκνούμενον, i.e. a marriage where husband and son are one, ib.1215 (lyr.); αὐτὴ δὲ τεκοῦσ’ ὑπὸ τῆσδε τεκνοῦται Theodect. 4.2 (hex.).

III. in Pass. also, to be adopted, D.S. 4.67.