γονή
gone
offspring
Appears 57 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
γονή, ἡ, (γενέσθαι) A. offspring, οἱ οὔ τι παίδων γ. γένετο κρειόντων Il. 24.539; γ. Ἀρκεισιάδαο Od. 4.755; τέκνων δίπτυχος γ. two children, Med. 1136: pl., εἰσὶ χἁτέροις γοναὶ κακαί OC 1192; γ. κατηκόους φύσαντες Ant. 641; of animals, ταύρων γοναί Fr. 194; ἐν . . τετρασκελεῖ γ., i. e. among quadrupeds, Fr. 941.10; fruits of the earth, Ax. 371c. 2. race, stock, family, Ag. 1565 (lyr.); ὦ γονῇ γενναῖε OT 1469, cf.El. 156 (lyr.); ἁ Δαρδάνου γ. Tr. 1290: pl., μηδὲν ὢν γοναῖσι Aj. 1094; parentage, ἐξευρεῖν γονάς Ion 328. 3. generation, τρίταισιν ἐν γ. P. 4.143; τρίτος . . πρὸς δέκʼ ἄλλαισιν γ. Pr. 774; τριτοσπόρῳ γονῇ Pers. 818. II. that which engenders, seed, Op. 733, 3.101, 109, Genit. 3, GA 726a18, etc.: pl., N. 7.84, Ant. 950 (lyr.). 2. organs of generation, generally, Art. 45, Mochl. 1 (also restricted to the womb, Onom. 193, 2.889); πρὶν . . μητρὸς ἐκ γονῆς μολεῖν Ph. 1597. III. act of generation, I. 7(6).7; κατὰ φύσιν γονὰς ποιεῖσθαι 3.111. 2. of the mother, child-birth, Ph. 355, 17.44. 3. of the child, birth, ἐκ γονῆς Epid. 4.31; γονῇ φῦναι γεραιτέρᾳ OC 1294; γοναὶ ζῴων Mu. 399a28. 4. cure for sterility, Paul. Aeg.3.74. IV. name for unity, 6.
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