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βρέφος , εος, τό,
A.babe in the womb, foetus, β. ἡμίονον κυέουσαν, of a mare, Il.23.266, cf. Chrysipp.Stoic.2.222.
II. new-born babe, Simon.37.15, Pi.O.6.33, A.Ag.1096 (lyr.); “νέον β.E.Ba.289 [not in S.]: in later Prose, LXX Si.19.11, BGU1104.24 (i B. C.), etc.; of beasts, foal, whelp, cub, etc., Hdt.3.153, Phylarch.36, Ael.NA3.8, Opp.H.5.464, etc.; nestling, Horap.2.99; ἐκ βρέφεος from babyhood, AP9.567 (Antip.); “ἀπὸ β.2 Ep.Ti.3.15. (Cf. Slav. žrěbę 'foal'.)
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (7):
    • Aeschylus, Agamemnon, 1096
    • Euripides, Bacchae, 289
    • Herodotus, Histories, 3.153
    • Homer, Iliad, 23.266
    • New Testament, 2 Timothy, 3.15
    • Old Testament, Ecclesiasticus, 19.11
    • Aelian, De Natura Animalium, 3.8
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