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ἐννεοσσεύω

enneosseuo

hatch

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐννεοσσεύω, Att. ἐννεοττεύω, later ἐννοσσεύω LXXJe. 22.23, Gp. 5.48.1:—A. make a nest in a place, ἔν τινι Ar. Av. 1108: metaph., Pl. Lg. 949c; as etym. of νόσος, Anon.Lond. 3.22:—Med., D.S. 5.43. II. c.acc., hatch as in a nest, ἔρωτα Pl. Alc. 1.135e; παιδείας ψυχαῖς Them. Or. 24.307d:—Pass., to be hatched, ἐπιθυμίαι ἐννενεοττευμέναι Pl. R. 573e.
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