θηλάζω,
Doric dialect aorist 1 ἐθήλαξα [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]: (θηλή):
I) of the mother or nurse,
suckle, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:
absolutely,
give suck, οἱ μαστοί, οἳ οὐκ ἐθήλασαν [
NT]:—also in
middle, ἐπιμελεῖσθαι, ὅπως μέτριον χρόνον θηλάσονται [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:—
passive,
to be sucked, ὁ δελφὶς. θηλάζεται ὑπὸ τῶν τέκνων [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
II) of the young animal,
suck, [
Refs]; θηλάζων χοῖρος a
sucking pig, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]; seldom of an infant, [
Refs 5th c.AD+]
II.2) with
accusative, λεαίνας μασδὸν ἐθήλαξεν [
Refs 4th c.BC+]