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μαιόομαι

μαιόομαι, to deliver

μαιόομαι,
  • = μαιεύομαι,
      • 1 of a midwife, deliver a woman, Call. Jov. 35, Luc. DDeor. 18[16].2, cf. Plu. QPlat. 2.999c; ὑμέας ἀφροσύνη μαιώσατο, τόλμα δʼ ἔτικτε AP 9.80 (Leon.); ἐμαιώσαντο νέον τόκον Εἰλείθυιαι IG 14.967; of Hephaestus at the birth of Athena, Corn. ND 19: abs., practise midwifery, Sor. 1.80: in pass. sense, ὑφʼ ἧς μαιωθεῖσα Apollod. 1.4.1.
      • 2 of the mother, to be delivered of, ἣν . . οὐ μαιώσατο μήτηρ Coluth. 181, cf. Nonn. D. 4.437, etc.
    • II of a nurse, suckle, μαζῷ τινα ib. 8.186.
    • III Act. only late, of dawn bringing forth day, Jo.Gaz. 1.58.

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