γονή

A. offspring, οἱ οὔ τι παίδων γ. γένετο κρειόντων Il. 24.539; γ. Ἀρκεισιάδαο Od. 4.755; τέκνων δίπτυχος γ. two children, E. Med. 1136: pl., εἰσὶ χἁτέροις γοναὶ κακαί S. OC 1192; γ. κατηκόους φύσαντες Id. Ant. 641; of animals, ταύρων γοναί A. Fr. 194; ἐν . . τετ ρασκελεῖ γ., i. e. among quadrupeds, S. Fr. 941.10; fruits of the earth, Pl. Ax. 371c.

2. race, stock, family, A. Ag. 1565 (lyr.); ὦ γονῇ γενναῖε S. OT 1469, cf.El. 156 (lyr.); ἁ Δαρδάνου γ. E. Tr. 1290: pl., μηδὲν ὢν γοναῖσι S. Aj. 1094; parentage, ἐξευρεῖν γονάς E. Ion 328.

3. generation, τρίταισιν ἐν γ. Pi. P. 4.143; τρίτος . . πρὸς δέκ’ ἄλλαισιν γ. A. Pr. 774; τριτοσπόρῳ γονῇ Id. Pers. 818.

II. that which engenders, seed, Hes. Op. 733, Hdt. 3.101, 109, Hp. Genit. 3, Arist. GA 726a18, etc.: pl., Pi. N. 7.84, S. Ant. 950 (lyr.).

2. organs of generation, generally, Hp. Art. 45, Mochl. 1 (also restricted to the womb, Ruf. Onom. 193, Gal. 2.889); πρὶν . . μητρὸς ἐκ γονῆς μολεῖν E. Ph. 1597.

III. act of generation, Pi. I. 7(6).7; κατὰ φύσιν γονὰς ποιεῖσθαι Aeschin. 3.111.

2. of the mother, child-birth, E. Ph. 355, Theoc. 17.44.

3. of the child, birth, ἐκ γονῆς Hp. Epid. 4.31; γονῇ φῦναι γεραιτέρᾳ S. OC 1294; γοναὶ ζῴων Arist. Mu. 399a28.

4. cure for sterility, Paul. Aeg.3.74.

IV. Pythag. name for unity, Theol.Ar. 6.