ἰθαγενής

A. born in lawful wedlock, ἀλλά με ἶσον ἰθαγενέεσσιν (so most codd. and A.D. Adv. 187.24: v.l. ἰθαιγ‐)ἐτίμα honoured me like his true-born sons, of a νόθος, Od. l.c., cf. A.R. Fr. 12.2 (ἰθαγ‐ cod.), Alex.Aet. 3.2 (ἰθαιγ‐ cod.).

2. of a nation, from the ancient stock, aboriginal, opp. ἔπηλυς, ἰ. Αἰγύπτιοι Hdt. 6.53, cf. A. Pers. 306; οὐχ ὑπ’ ἰθαγενῶν ἤρχοντο Str. 7.7.8, cf. Agath. 2.15,25.

3. ἰ. κύημα, opp. an abortion, Hp. Mul. 1.71; of some mouths of the Nile, natural, original, opp. ὀρυκτά, Hdt. 2.17; ἰ. νότος, ζέφυρος, genuine, Arist. Mete. 364a16,18. (Glossed αὐτόχθων by Hsch., αὐθιγενής by Erot.; originalis, indigena, by Gloss.; perh. ἰθα‐γενής [α metri gr.], cf. Skt. ihá, Avest. ιδα (fr. *idhá) 'here'; cf. pr. n. Ἰθαγένης Plu. Per. 26, Ps.-Hdt. Vit.Hom. 1, but Ἰθαιγένης IG 12(9).192 (iv B.C.).)