συμφυής

συμφυής, ές, A. born with one, congenital, natural, ὕδωρ . . εἴτʼ ἐπακτὸν εἴτε συμφυές Arist. Mete. 382b11; συμφυέστερον ἀνελευθερία . . τῆς ἀσωτίας Id. EN 1121b14; σ. κακά Plb. 6.4.8. Adv., συμφυῶς ἔχειν πρὸς ἄλληλα to be naturally related, Arist. Phgn. 805a10, cf. Ael. NA 12.27. 2. adapted by nature, ἀκοῇ σ. ἀήρ Arist. de An. 420a4; τοῖς σώμασιν Epicur. Fr. 30, cf. Ep. 1p.14U. II. grown together, naturally united, of the embryo in the womb, Arist. GA 737b17; of the shells of bivalves, opp. μονοφυής, Id. HA 525a22, Fr. 304; of roots or branches, Thphr. HP 5.2.4, al.; also σ. λίθος compact, solid, Id. CP 3.6.5; τοῖχος D.S. 2.49. 2. c. dat., attached, adhering, ἡ γλῶττα τῇ κάτω σιαγόνι σ., of the crocodile, Arist. PA 660b28; συμφυεῖς οἱ τένοντες ὑπάρχουσι τοῖς ὀστοῖς Gal. 6.194; μῆλον . . σ. ἀκρεμόσιν AP 6.252 (Antiphil.): abs., forming one body, coalescing, of the tongue of the τέττιξ, Arist. HA 532b12; of vision and the organ of vision, Pl. Ti. 45d, cf. Sph. 247d; of matter, cohesive, compact, Arist. GC 327a1, Ph. 255a12; τὰ συμφυέα the undivided (median) organs, viz. tongue and nose, opp. διεστῶτα (eyes, arms, legs), Aret. SD 1.7; τῷ κοινῷ συμφυεῖς organic parts of the commonwealth, Plu. Lyc. 25. III. rarely c. gen., γένος ἀνθρώπων σ. τοῦ παντὸς χρόνου congenital or bound up with . . , Pl. Lg. 721c; σ. ἡμῶν combined with us, Id. Ti. 64d.--Cf. σύμφυτος.