ἔκγονος
ekgonos
born of, sprung from
Appears 28 times across Aristotle's works.
Frequency by work
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἔκγονος, ον (η, ον Hel. 1647 codd., Milet. 7.71 (Didyma), IGRom. 4.912 (Cibyra)), Dor., Arc. etc. ἔσγονος, Schwyzer 191.32 (Crete), SIG 306.53 (Tegea, iv B.C.), etc. :—A. born of, sprung from, esp. Subst., child, whether son or daughter, Il. 5.813, Od. 11.236, 1.35, etc. ; ὁ Διὸς ἔ. HF 876 (anap.) : pl., ἔκγονοι descendants, 2.167, 4.179, Hipp. 450, etc. ; ἐκγόνων ἔκγονοι childrenʼs children, Criti. 112c : metaph., τῆς χώρας ἔκγονοι Mx. 239d ; ἀδικία ἔ. ὕβρεως Lg. 691c ; δειλίας ἔ. ἀργία ib.901e ; also of interest as the child of the principal, R. 555e, cf. 507a. b. grandchild, l.c., SIG 900.5, etc. 2. neut., ἔκγονά τινος oneʼs offspring, Pr. 137 (lyr.) ; ἔ. κλυτᾶς χθονός OT 171 (lyr.) ; [ποιηταὶ] ἔ. ἑαυτῶν καταλείπουσιν Smp. 209d ; τὰ [ζωγραφίας] ἔ. Phdr. 275d ; cf. ἔγγονος.
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