ἔμβρυον

embryon

young one

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

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Odyssey 3
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Book 9 3
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9309
9342

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἔμβρυον, τό, A. young one, ὑπʼ ἔμβρυον ἧκεν ἑκάστῃ put a young one under each dam (to be suckled), Od. 9.245,al., cf. Arist. PA 676a 17. II. embryo, foetus, A. Eu. 945 (lyr.), Hp. Aph. 5.52, Arist. GA 746a1, al. (From βρύω; expld. as τὸ ἐντὸς τῆς γαστρὸς βρύον by Eust. ad Od.l.c.)

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