μαιεύομαι

maieuomai

serve as a midwife, act as one

Appears 6 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Theaetetus 6
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149c1
150c7
150e5
157c9
149b6
150b8

Dictionary (LSJ)

μαιεύομαι, (μαῖα I.3) A. serve as a midwife, act as one, D.S. 19.34; ἡ Ἄρτεμις μ. Luc. DDeor. 26.2. 2. cause delivery to take place, ἱκανὴ ἔκπληξις μαιεύσασθαι πρὸ τῆς ὥρας Philostr. VA 1.5. 3. c. acc., bring to the birth, Marin. Procl. 6; ὄρνιθας μ. hatch chickens, Anon. ap. Suid.; αἰετὸν κάνθαρος μαιεύσομαι, prov. of taking vengeance on a powerful enemy, Ar. Lys. 695 (cf. Sch.). 4. deliver a woman, esp. metaph. in Pl. of the Socratic method, Tht. 149b. II. Act., Poll. 4.208, Sch.Opp. H. 4.506:—Pass., τὰ ὑπʼ ἐμοῦ μαιευθέντα brought into the world by me, Pl. Tht. 150e, cf. Philostr. VA 5.13.

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