ἐκφύω,
generate: mostly of the male,
beget, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὃς ἐξέφυσεν Ἀερόπης λέκτρων ἄπο Ἀγαμέμνον᾽ [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
2) rarely of the female,
bear, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
3) generally,
produce, ἡ γῆ κατὰ καιρὸν ἐκφύουσα πάντα [
Refs 4th c.BC+]:
absolutely, of seed,
germinate, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
II)
passive, with
perfect and
aorist 2 active,
to be engendered, born from, κεφαλαὶ τρεῖς ἑνὸς αὐχένος ἐκπεφυυῖαι (
Epic dialect perfect participle) [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; πατρός, μητρὸς ἐκφῦναι, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; λάληα ἐκπεφυκός a
born tattler, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2)
grow, of hair, μέχρις ἂν [αἱ τρίχες] ἐκφυῶσι [
Refs 2nd c.AD+];
spring, take rise, of muscles, [
Refs]
III)
intransitive in
present active, ἕλκεα ἐκφύουσιν [
Refs 5th c.BC+]