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ἐπιγίγνομαι 1 2 3 4

I.of Time, to be born after, come into being after, ἔαρος δ᾽ ἐπιγίγνεται ὥρῃ other [leaves] come on in spring time, Il.; οἱ ἐπιγιγνόμενοι ἄνθρωποι posterity, Hdt.; οἱ ἐπιγενόμενοι τούτῳ σοφισταί who came after him, id=Hdt.; τῇ ἐπιγενομένῃ ἡμέρᾳ the following day, Thuc.; χρόνου ἐπιγιγνομένου as time went on, Hdt., Thuc.
II.of events, to come upon, be incident to, Lat. supervenire, χειμών, νὺξ ἐπεγένετο Hdt.; ἄνεμος ἐπεγένετο τῇ φλογί seconded the flame, Thuc.; τὰ ἐπιγιγνόμενα each in succession, id=Thuc.
2.to come in after, ἐπὶ τῇ ναυμαχίῃ Hdt.: to come upon, assault, attack, τινι Thuc.
3.to befall, come to pass, id=Thuc.

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