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βινέω

βινέω, have sex

βῑνέω,
  • coarse word for have sexual intercourse, Hippon. 84.16 W., Ar. Ra. 740; w. acc. pers., γυναῖ]κα βινέων Archil. 152, Id. Av. 560, etc.; —Pass., Ion. impf. iterative, βινεσκόμην of male prostitute, Id. Eq. 1242; of the woman, Eup. 385.2 K.-A., Philetaer. 9.4 K.-A.; app. understood as illicit, opp. marital, intercourse, Sol. Lg. 52b R. [ap. Hsch. s.v. -HD]. etc.:—[βενέω, Lang, Ath.Agora xxi C2 (vi B.C.), C14 (v B.C.). Many codd. and papp. have βειν-]. [Updated from Supp.]

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