1. to bring forth, bear , (Homeric Hymns):—;Pass. to be delivered, bear children , (Euripides); λοχευθεῖσα πυρί, of Semele, (Euripides)

3. Mid. just like Act. of the mother, (Euripides); of the birthplace, [variant datesAnthology Palantina

4. Pass. of the child, to be brought forth, born , (Sophocles Tragicus); Προμα_θεῖ λοχευθεῖσα brought to birth by Prometheus, (Euripides): —;metaphorically, generally, to lie embedded , ἐν τεύτλοισι (Aristophanes Comicus) (ML)