;ἤμελλονis not found in earlier Att. Inscrr., but occurs in Pap., as PPetr. 2p.146
(iii B. C.), Phld. Rh. 1.145
S. (but ἔμελλον
Hyp. Ath. 7
, Arist. Ath. 25.3 ).
I. to be destinedorlikely to, indicating an estimated certainty or strong probability in the present, past, or future (cf. Aristonic. ap. Sch. Il. 10.326 , 11.817 , 16.46 ,al.): a. c.pres. inf.(or its equivalent), of a probability in the present,ὅθι που μέλλουσιν ἄριστοι βουλὰς βουλεύεινwherebelikethe best are holding counsel, Il. 10.326 ;ᾧ μέλλεις εὔχεσθαιto whom thoudoubtlessprayest, 11.364 ;μέλλεις δὲ σὺ ἴδμεναι doubtlessthou knowest, Od. 4.200 ;τὰ δὲ μέλλετ' ἀκουέμεν belikeyou have heard it, Il. 14.125 , cf. Od. 4.94 ; οὕτω που Διὶ μέλλει ὑπερμενέϊ φίλον εἶναι
Il. 2.116
;ὄλβον δὲ θεοὶ μέλλουσιν ὀπάζειν methinksit is the gods who give wealth, Od. 18.19 ;εἰ δ' οὕτω τοῦτ' ἐστίν, ἐμοὶ μέλλει φίλον εἶναι you may be sureit is my good pleasure, Il. 1.564 . b. c.aor. inf., of a probability in the past,μέλλω που ἀπεχθέσθαι Διὶ πατρίImust havebecome hateful to father Zeus, 21.83 ;κελευσέμεναι δέ ς' ἔμελλε δαίμωνa godmust surely havebidden thee, Od. 4.274 ;πολλάκι που μέλλεις ἀρήμεναιyoumustoftenhaveprayed, 22.322 ;μέλλω ἀθανάτους ἀλιτέσθαιImust havesinned against the immortals, 4.377 ;ἄλλοτε δή ποτε μᾶλλον ἐρωῆσαι πολέμοιο μέλλωat any other time rather than this Imay havedrawn back . . , Il. 13.777 ;μέλλει μέν πού τις καὶ φίλτερον ἄλλον ὀλέσσαιbefore now,no doubt, a manhaslost . . , 24.46 , cf. 18.362 ; τοῦ δ' ἤδη μέλλουσι κύνες ταχέες τ' οἰωνοὶ ῥινὸν ἀπ' ὀστεόφιν ἐρύσαι
Od. 14.133
; of a destiny in the past,ἔμελλεν οἷ αὐτῷ θάνατον . . λιτέσθαιhewas fated to havebeen praying for his own death, Il. 16.46 ;ἐπεὶ οὐκ ἄρ' ἔμελλον ἑταίρῳ κτεινομένῳ ἐπαμῦναιsince Iwas(i.e.am) notdestined to havesuccoured my comrade when they were slaying him, 18.98 : c.pres. inf.,οὐκ ἄρ' ἔμελλες ἀνάλκιδος ἀνδρὸς ἑταίρους ἔδμεναιhewas to turn outno helpless man whose comrades you ate, Od. 9.475 . c. c.fut. inf., of a destin y or probability in the future,ἅ ῥ̓ οὐ τελέεσθαι ἔμελλονwhichwerenotto beaccomplished, Il. 2.36 ;τάχα δ' ἀνστήσεσθαι ἔμελλενib. 694 ; ἐπεὶ οὐκ ἄρ' ἔμελλον ἔγωγε νοστήσας οἶκόνδε . . εὐφρανέειν ἄλοχον
: Phryn. 316 wrongly condemns this constr.—Theinf.is sts. omitted,τὸ μέλλειν ἀγαθά(sc.πράσσεινorπράξειν) theexpectationof good things, E. Or. 1182 , cf. IA 1118 .
III. to be always going to dowithout ever doing: hence,delay, put off, freq. in Trag. (also in Med.
μέλλομαι,v.infr. IV fin.): in this signf. usu. folld. bypres. inf., S. OT 678 (lyr.), OC 1627 , etc.;τοὺς ξυμμάχους . . οὐ μελλήσομεν τιμωρεῖν: οἱ δ' οὐκέτι μέλλουσι κακῶς πάσχεινweshallnotdelayto succour our allies, for their sufferingsarenotbeing delayed, Th. 1.86 : freq. withμὴ οὐ, A. Pr. 627 , S. Aj. 540 : withμή, τί μέλλομεν . . μὴ πράσσειν κακά; E. Med. 1242 : rarely folld. byaor. inf., Id. Ph. 299 (lyr.), Rh. 673 :inf.is freq. omitted,τί μέλλεις; whydelayest thou? A. Pr. 36 , cf. Pers. 407 , Ag. 908 , 1353 , S. Fr. 917 , Th. 8.78 , etc.; μακρὰ μ.
S. OC 219
(lyr.); Ἄρης στυγεῖ μέλλοντας
E. Heracl. 723
; ἴωμεν καὶ μὴ μέλλωμεν ἔτι
Pl. Lg. 712b
;μέλλον τι . . ἔποςahesitatingword, which one hesitates to speak, E. Ion 1002 ;μέλλων σφυγμόςahesitatingpulse, Gal. 8.653 .
IV. part. μέλλωνis used quasi-adjectivally,ὁ μ. χρόνοςthefuturetime, Pi. O. 10(11).7 , A. Pr. 839 , Arist. Top. 111b28 : Gramm.,ὁ μέλλων the future tense, D.T. 638.23 , A.D. Synt. 69.28 , etc.;ἡ μ. αὐτοῦ δύναμιςhisfuturepower, Pl. R. 494c ; μ. φυλάξασθαι χρέος
Pi. O. 7.40
;τὸν μ. βλαστόν(καρπόνcodd.) Thphr. HP 4.15.1 : esp. in neut.,τὸ μέλλον, τὰ μέλλοντα things to come, the future, Pi. O. 2.56 , A. Pr. 102 , Th. 1.138 , 4.71 , Pl. Tht. 178e , etc.; opp. to what is simply future (τὸ ἐσόμενον), Arist. Div.Somn. 463b29 , cf. GC 337b4 ;εἰς τὸ μέλλον(sc.ἔτος) Ev.Luc. 13.9 , cf. PLond. 3.1231.4
(ii A. D.), Plu. Caes. 14 :—also in Med. ,τὰ ἰσχυρότατα ἐλπιζόμενα μέλλεταιyour strongest pleasarehopesin futurity, Th. 5.111 :— but
V.
Pass.
μέλλομαι, ὡς μὴ μέλλοιτο τὰ δέονταthat the necessary stepsmightnotbe delayed, X. An. 3.1.47 ;ἐν ὅσῳ ταῦτα μέλλεταιwhile thesedelays are going on, D. 4.37 :fut. μελλήσομαιdub. l. in Procop. Goth. 2.30 :pf. part. μεμελλημένος,
