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ἐγγίγνομαι

eggignomai

to be born in

Appears 129 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐγγίγνομαι, Ion. and later ἐγγίνομαι [ῑ], fut. ἐγγενήσομαι: 3pl. Ep. pf. ἐγγεγάᾱσι (the only tense used by Hom.):—A. to be born in, τοὶ Ἰλίῳ ἐγγεγάασιν Il. 6.493, cf. Od. 13.233; of vermin, to be bred in the skin, Hdt. 2.37; of stones, ἐν τῷ καρπῷ ἐ. ib.92. 2. of things, qualities, etc., spring up, appear in or among, ὅσα ἐν ἀνθρώπου φύσι . . ἐ. Id. 8.83, cf. Pl. R. 351d; αἴσθημά τι κἀν νηπίοις γε . . ἐ. E. IA 1244: c. dat., ἃ παρθένοις ἐγγίγνεται νοσήμαθʼ Id. Ion 1524, cf. Th. 2.49, X. Mem. 1.2.21, etc.; of persons, Pl. Grg. 526a. 3. of events and the like, take place or happen in or among, τισί Hdt. 5.3, cf. 3.1; χεῖμα σφοδρὸν ἐ. Pl. Ax. 371d. II. come in, intervene, λόγους ἐγγίνεσθαι Hdt. 2.121.δʹ; χρόνου ἐγγινομένου, ἐγγενομένου, Id. 1.190, Th. 1.113, etc.; ἵνα μοι χρόνος ἐγγένηται τῆ σκέψει Pl. Prt. 339e, cf. Smp. 184a. III. ἐγγίγνεται, impers., it is allowed or possible, c. inf., Hdt. 1.132, 6.38, And. 1.141, Pl. Phd. 66c; ὥστε μὴ ἐγγενέσθαι μοι ποιῆσαι Antipho 5.17; ἐγγενόμενον ἡμῖν when it was in our power, Is. 5.19. IV. for aor. ἐγγείνασθαι, v. ἐγγείνωνται.
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