φορός

A. bearing:

I. bringing on one's way, forwarding; of a wind, favourable, ἄνεμος Plb. 1.60.6, 31.15.8; πνεῦμα Str. 6.3.5, D.S. 14.55, etc.; so in neut. sense, tending, κάτω Arist. Pr. 908a24.

2. metaph., κύβος Luc. Sat. 4; πρὸς ὑγίειαν φ. conducive to health, Str. 6.1.12; φορὰ καὶ συνεργὰ πρὸς ἀρετήν Plu. 2.5c.

II. productive, fruitful, γῆ Thphr. CP 3.20.3; of a woman, Hp. Mul. 1.40: c. gen., M.Ant. 8.15.

III. Adv. φορῶς, c. dat., conformably to, πλάττουσι ἴδια φ. τῇ κατασκευῇ τῆς δόξης Phld. Sign. 38; also πρὸς τὴν δόξαν ib.26; τρέπουσιν τὸ σωμάτιον φ. εἰς ἀρρωστίας Id. Ir. p.29W.