Aristotle Greek Lexicon δυστοκέω

δυστοκέω

dystokeo

suffer in childbirth

Appears 4 times across Aristotle's works.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

δυστοκέω, A. suffer in childbirth, Hp. Aph. 5.35, Pl. Tht. 149d, Arist. HA 587a4: metaph., ἡ πόλις δυστοκεῖ Ar. Ra. 1423, cf. Aristid. Or. 31(11).11.

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