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θηλύνω

θηλύνω, to make womanish, to enervate

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θηλύνοιεν present active optative 3rd plural of θηλύνω

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θηλύνω, Plu. Es. carn. 2 2.999a: aor. ἐθήλῡνα E. Fr. 360.29, Babr. Prooem. 1.19, (ἐξ-) Str. 5.4.13: pf. τεθήλῠκα Arist. ap. Stob. 4.279M.:—Pass., aor. ἐθηλύνθην (v. infr.), (ἐξ-) D.H. 14.8: pf. τεθήλυσμαι Hp. Aër. 15, J. AJ 4.8.40, (ἐκ-) Gal. 10.354; but -υμμαι (ἐκ-) Plb. 36.15.2, Luc. DDeor. 8[5].3; 3 sg. -υνται D.C. 50.27; inf. -ύνθαι (ἐκ-) Plb. 31.21.3: (θῆλυς):—
  • make womanish, enervate, E. l.c.; τὴν ἡδονήν Plu. l.c.; τοὺς ἄνδρας Vett.Val. 76.6; soften, Ζέφυρος κῦμα θηλύνει AP 10.4 (Marc.Arg.):— Pass., τῶν σωμάτων -ομένων X. Oec. 4.2, cf. Porph. Abst. 1.34; become soft, αἱ σάρκες -ονται Hp. Art. 52; βαφῇ σίδηρος ὥς, ἐθηλύνθην στόμα S. Aj. 651; οὔπω ἐθηλύνθης gavʼst not yet a sign of yielding, AP 5.251 (Iren.); θ. οἴκτοις ib. 300 (Paul.Sil.) [reff. updated]; play the coquette, Bion 2.18; τᾷ μορφᾷ θηλύνετο Theoc. 20.14; muliebria pati, Vett.Val. 7.26, al.: Astrol., of planets, Ptol. Tetr. 20.—Rare in Att.

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