τιθήνη
τιθήνη, a nurse
Could not find τιθηνῶν in Logeion dictionaries.
τιθηνῶν Noun: feminine genitive plural of τιθήνη
τιθηνῶν Verb: present active participle masculine nominative singular, Verb: present active participle masculine vocative singular of τιθηνέω
τιθηνῶν Adjective: masculine genitive plural, Adjective: feminine genitive plural, Adjective: neuter genitive plural of τιθηνός
τῐθήν-η, ἡ, (θῆσθαι)
- nurse, Il. 6.389, 467, 22.503; παῖς ἄτερ ὡς φίλας τιθήνας S. Ph. 703 (lyr.); Διόνυσος θείαις ἀμφιπολῶν τ. Id. OC 680 (lyr.):—metaph., Etna is called χιόνος τιθήνα, Pi. P. 1.20; space ἡ τῆς γενέσεως τ., Pl. Ti. 52d, cf. 49a, 88d, Arist. Top. 139b33; the dinner-table βίου τ., Timocl. 13.2.
- II = μήτηρ, Coluth. 379.
τιθήνη, ης (ἡ) [ῐ]
1 nourrice, et en gén. femme qui donne des soins à un enfant, Il. 6, 389, 467 ; 22, 503 ; Soph. O.C. 680, etc. ; Eur. Hec. 281 ; Plat. Tim. 49a ; fig. ce qui nourrit, ce qui alimente, Pd. P. 1, 39 ; Plat. Tim. 52d, etc. ; Timocl. (Ath. 455f) ||
2 mère, Col. 372 ||
➳ Dor. τιθήνα, Pd. P. 1, 39, etc.
Étym. R. indo-europ. *dheh₁-, téter, v. θῆσθαι ; cf. τιθηνός.
τιθήνη, ἡ, eigtl. fem. von τιθηνός, Amme, Wärterin, Pflegerin eines Kindes ; Il. 6.389 ; πρὸς κόλπον ἐϋζώνοιο τιθήνης 417 ; παῖς ἄτερ ὡς φίλας τιθήνας, Soph. Phil. 696 ; Plat. Tim. 49a, 88d ; Pind. nennt den Aetna χιόνος τιθήνα, P. 1.20. – sp.D. brauchen es = μήτηρ, wie Coluth. 372.
τιθήνη
-ης, ἡ
[redup. fr. θη-, θάομαι2.]
A female servant in charge of a child, a nurse : φέρει ἅμα παῖδα τιθήνη Il. 6.389. Cf. Il. 6.467, Il. 22.503.
Applied to the attendants of Dionysus (as typifying the nymplis who nursed him at his birth) Il. 6.132.
For Pindar, see also: τιθήνα
τιθήνη (θῆσθαι): nurse. (Il.)
τιθήνη
τῐθήνη, ἡ,
*θάω, with redupl.
- a nurse, Il., Soph.