greatest μέγᾰς, μεγάλη [ᾰ], μέγα [ᾰ], genitive μεγάλου, ης, ου, dative μεγάλῳ, ῃ, ῳ, accusative μέγᾰν, μεγάλην, μέγα [ᾰ]; dual μεγάλω, α, w; plural μεγάλοι, μεγάλαι, μεγάλα, etc.: the stem μεγάλο- is
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greatest μέγᾰς, μεγάλη [ᾰ], μέγα [ᾰ], genitive μεγάλου, ης, ου, dative μεγάλῳ, ῃ, ῳ, accusative μέγᾰν, μεγάλην, μέγα [ᾰ]; dual μεγάλω, α, w; plural μεγάλοι, μεγάλαι, μεγάλα, etc.: the stem μεγάλο- is
greater μέγᾰς, μεγάλη [ᾰ], μέγα [ᾰ], genitive μεγάλου, ης, ου, dative μεγάλῳ, ῃ, ῳ, accusative μέγᾰν, μεγάλην, μέγα [ᾰ]; dual μεγάλω, α, w; plural μεγάλοι, μεγάλαι, μεγάλα, etc.: the stem μεγάλο- is
suited to the desires, satisfying, agreeable, to one's taste μενοεικής,ές, (εἰκός, ἔοικα) A. suited to the desires, satisfying, agreeable, to one's taste, mostly of meat and drink,δαίς, δεῖπνον, Il.
mip μετά[ᾰ, butᾱin S. Ph. 184 (s. v. l., lyr.)], poet.μεταί, dub., only inμεταιβολία; Aeol. , Dor. , Arc. πεδά(q.v.): Prep. with gen., dat., and acc. (Cf. Goth. A. mip, OHG.miti, mit'with'.) A. WIT
with/after μετά [ᾰ, but ᾱ in [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 184 (assuming variant, Lyric poetry)] Refs 5th c.BC+]], poetry μεταί, uncertain, only in μεταιβολί; Aeolic dialect, Doric di
turn about, turn round μετα-στρέφω,aor. Pass. -εστρέφθην Il. 8.258 , al., -εστράφην [ᾰ] Hdt. 3.121 , etc.:— A. turn about, turn round, τῶ κε Ποσειδάων . . αἶψα μεταστ ρέψειε νόον Il. 15.52 ; εἴ κ
to change μετα-στρέφω, aorist passive -εστρέφθην [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 8.258, +others, -εστράφην [ᾰ] 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.121, etc.] Refs 8th c.BC+]:— turn about, tur
devise, contrive μητίομαι, (μῆτις) Pi. P. 2.92 (s.v.l.):fut.-ίσομαι:aor. ἐμητισάμην: — A. = μητιάω 11 ,devise, contrive, μητίσομαι ἔχθεα λυγρά Il. 3.416 ; τοσσάδε μέρμερ' ἐπ' ἤματι μητίσασθαι 10
share, divide, distribute μοιρ-άω, (μοῖρα) A. share, divide, distribute, κρέα Luc. Prom. 6 :— Med. ,divide among themselves, ἐμοιράσαντο . . κτήματα A. Th. 907 (lyr.):— Med. , also,have assigned
μῡθ-έομαι , Ep. 2 sg. μυθεῖαι (for μυθέεαι ) Od. 8.180 , μυθέαι 2.202 : 3 pl. Ion. impf. μυθέσκοντο Il. 18.289 : fut. μυθήσομαι 2.488 , S. Aj. 865 : Ep. aor. μυθήσατο Il. 17.200 : ( μῦθος ): speak , a
feel just resentment, to be wroth at undeserved good νεμεσάω, used by Hom. and Hes. in contr. formsνεμεσῶ, -ῶσι(v. infr.); Ep. 3 sg. A. νεμεσσᾷ Hes. Op. 756 ; imper. νεμέσσα Od. 23.213 :impf.
aloof, apart, aside νόστ-φῐν, thoughιmay also be elided, as Il. 20.7 . I. Adv.of Place,aloof, apart, aside(cf.ἀπονόσφι),νόσφιν ἀειράσαςafter carrying the corpseaside, Il. 24.583 ;ν. ἰδώνhaving looke
νοσφ-ίζω , Att. fut. νοσφῐῶ S. Ph. 1427 , E. Alc. 43 : aor. I ἐνόσφισα Pi. N. 6.62 , etc. :— Med. , fut. νοσφίσομαι IG 12(7).515.93 (Amorgos, ii B.C. ) ; Ep. νοσφίσσομαι A.R. 4.1108 : aor. ἐνοσφισάμην
to embezzle νοσφ-ίζω, Attic dialect future νοσφῐῶ [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 1427, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 43 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist I ἐνόσφισα [[ 5th c.BC: Pind
now, νῦν(forνυν,νυ,v.infr. II),Adv. A. now,both of thepresent moment,and of thepresent timegenerally,οἳ ν. βροτοί εἰσινmortalsof our day, Il. 1.272 ; so in Ion. and Att. ,οἱ ν. [ἄνθρωποι]menof the p
now νῦν (for νυν, νυ, see infr. II), adverb now, both of the present moment, and of the present time generally, οἳ ν. βροτοί εἰσιν mortals of our day, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 1.272
ὁ , ἡ , τό , is, when thus written, demonstr. Pronoun. in Att. , definite or prepositive Article. in Ep. , the so-called postpositive Article, = relative Pronoun, ὅς, ἥ, ὅ. —The nom. masc. and fem. sg
which is Related to: εἰμί (sum), Aeolic dialect ἔμμι [[ 7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica 2.15, 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 20.32 ] Refs 7th c.BC+]; Cretan dialect ἠμί [[ “GDI” 4959a] Refs]; 2nd p
was, is, will be Related to: εἰμί (sum), Aeolic dialect ἔμμι [[ 7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica 2.15, 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 20.32 ] Refs 7th c.BC+]; Cretan dialect ἠμί [[ “GDI” 4959a] Refs
from one's house, from home, οἴκοθεν(alsoοἴκοθεChor.in Rev.Phil. 1877.227 ),Adv. A. from one's house, from home, ὃ οἴ. ἦγ' ὁ γεραιός Il. 11.632 ; οἴ. ὥρμησαν Th. 4.90 ;οἴ. οἴκαδε from hometo hom
forebode, presage, οἴομαι, in Hom. always un contr. ὀί̈ομαι(exc. A. οἴομαι Od. 10.193 , οἴοιτο 17.580 , 22.12 ),v.infr. :—the shortd. formοἶμαιis the one chiefly used in Trag.,οἴομαιonly in A.
to suppose οἴομαι, in [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus ] Refs 8th c.BC+] always un contraction ὀΐομαι (except οἴομαι [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 10.193, οἴοιτο 17.580, 22.12)] Refs 8th c
οἴχομαι , impf. ᾠχόμην (in Hdt. οἰχόμην ), the only tenses used by Hom. : fut. -ήσομαι Ar. V. 51 , Fr. 150 , Pl. Tht. 203d , etc. : pf. οἴχωκα S. Aj. 896 , Id. Fr. 241 codd. ( ᾤχωκε A. Pers. 13 ) ; pf
be undone οἴχομαι, imperfect ᾠχόμην (in [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus οἰχόμην)] Refs 5th c.BC+], the only tenses used by [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus ] Refs 8th c.BC+]: future -ήσομαι[[ 5th-6th c.