able to imitate μῑμ-ητικός,ή,όν, A. able to imitate, Porph. Abst. 3.4 ; esp. of the arts (including music and poetry),imitative, Pl. Lg. 668a , Arist. Po. 1451a30 , etc.; μ. ποιητής Pl. R. 605a sq.
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able to imitate μῑμ-ητικός,ή,όν, A. able to imitate, Porph. Abst. 3.4 ; esp. of the arts (including music and poetry),imitative, Pl. Lg. 668a , Arist. Po. 1451a30 , etc.; μ. ποιητής Pl. R. 605a sq.
imitator, mimic μῖμος,ου,ὁ, A. imitator, mimic, A. Fr. 57.9 (anap.). 2. esp.actor, mime, μ. γελοίων D. 2.19 , cf. POxy. 519.3 (ii A. D.), etc.; μίμοις γυναιξί Plu. Sull. 36 ;τετράπουν μῖμον ἔχω
remembrance μνεία,ἡ, A. = μνήμη ,remembrance, βίου δὲ τοῦ παρόντος οὐ μνείαν ἔχεις S. El. 392 , cf. E. Ph. 464 , Pl. Lg. 798b ;κατά γε τὴν ἐμὴν μ.dub. in Ael. VH 6.1 ;μνείας χάριν, freq. in late e
one in kind, simple μονο-ειδής,ές, A. one in kind, simple, Pl. R. 612a , Phd. 78d , Smp. 211b , etc.; κτήσεις τῶν μ. Phld. Oec. p.72 J. ; opp.δίσωμος, ofζῴδια, Ptol. Tetr. 119 ;unique, Pl. Ti. 59b
consisting of one part, single μονο-μερής,ές, (μέρος) A. consisting of one part, single, opp. πολυμερής, φιλοσοφία S.E. M. 7.2 . 2. for one side, of a bandage, Gal. 18 ( 1 ). 794 . II. ἐκ τοῦ μ.
soil, defile μορύσσω, Ep. Verb, A. = μολύνω ,soil, defile, inpf. part. Pass. μεμορυγμένα( v.l. μεμορυχμένα in Od. and Nic. ), [ εἵματα] καπνῷ Od. 13.435 ; Ὀδυσῆα μ. αἵματι Q.S. 5.450 ;μέλαν κυ
utterance of the sound μυγμός,ὁ, A. utterance of the sound μὺ μῦ,moaning, whimpering(v.μύζω), ascribed to the sleeping Furies in A. Eu. 117 , 120 ; of wounded men or dogs, D.S. 17.11 , 92 ;μ. ἀνθρώπι
nostril μυκτήρ,ῆρος,ὁ, (μύσσομαι) A. nostril,φλέγει δὲ μ., of the fire-breathing bull of Aeetes, S. Fr. 336 , cf. Ar. V. 1488 , etc.: freq. in pl., μυκτῆρσιν ἐρευνᾶν Emp. 101 , cf. Hp. Art. 37 ,Acu
nostril μυκτήρ, ῆρος, ὁ, (μύσσομαι) nostril, φλέγει δὲ μ., of the fire-breathing bull of Aeetes, [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 336, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 1
μυρτ-ίτης [ ῑ], ὁ , a species of τιθύμαλλος, = μυρσινίτης 11.2 , Thphr. HP 9.11.9 , Crateuas ap.Sch. Nic. Th. 617 , Ps.- Dsc. 4.18 ( p.311 W.). μ. οἶνος, = μυρσινίτης 1 , Dsc. 5.28 , Heras ap. Gal. 13
ἄμ , for ἀνά, before words beginning with β , π , φ , μ , e.g. ἂμ βωμοῖσι, ἂμ μέσον, ἂμ πεδίον, ἂμ πέλαγος, ἂμ φυτά; also compds., as ἀμπαύω :—mostly Dor. , as in Pi. , but also in Hom. , sts. in Trag
remind ἀναμιμνήσκω,fut. ἀναμνήσω,poet.ἀμμνήσω: Aeol. aor. Act. A. ὀμναῖσαι Sapph. Supp. 23.10 :aor. inf. Pass. ὀμνάσθην Theoc. 29.26 :—remindoneofa thing, c. dupl. acc., ταῦτά μ' ἀνέμνησας
strangle, throttle, ἀπάγχω, A. strangle, throttle, ὁ μὲν λάε νεβρὸν ἀπάγχων Od. 19.230 ; γαλῆν ἀ. Ar. Pax 795 , cf. Plu. Mar. 27 , Luc. Lex. 11 ;ὃ μάλιστά μ' ἀπάγχει chokesmewith anger, Ar. V.
giving strength to the other side ἑτεραλκ-ής,ές, A. giving strength to the other side,μάχης ἑτεραλκέα νίκηνvictory in battleinclining to the other side, Il. 16.362 ;σῆμα τιθεὶς Τρώεσσι, μ. ἑ. ν.a sig
set upon ἐφίζω, Dor. ἐφίσδω Theoc. 5.97 : I. causal, in Ep. aor. ἐφέσσαι, ἐφέσσασθαι:—set upon, once in Hom. in Act. ,τούς μ' ἐκέλευσα Πύλονδε καταστῆσαι καὶ ἐφέσσαι setmeashore, Od. 13.274 :—more
magic μᾰγεία, ἡ, theology of the Magians, μ. ἡ Ζωροάστρου [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus Alcaeus1.122a. ] Refs 5th c.BC+] __II magic, [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantaru
serve as a midwife, act as one μαι-εύομαι, ( A. μαῖα 1.3 )serve as a midwife, act as one, D.S. 19.34 ; ἡ Ἄρτεμις μ. Luc. DDeor. 26.2 . 2. cause delivery to take place, ἱκανὴ ἔκπληξις μαιεύσασθα
manna μάννᾰ, ἡ, μάννα λιβάνου frankincense powder or granules, [[ 1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 1.68.6] Refs 1st c.AD+]; but μ. λιβανωτοῦ gum of λίβανος, [[ 4th c.BC: Aeneas Tacticus 35
foretold by an oracle μαντ-ευτός,ή,όν, A. foretold by an oracle, γόνος E. Ion 1209 ;prescribed by an oracle, ἐθύετο τῷ Διί, ὅσπερ αὐτῷ μαντευτὸς ἦν X. An. 6.1.22 ; μ. ἱερά Arist. Ath. 54.6 ; λο
mad μάργ-ος,η,ον, alsoος,ον( A. Eu. 67 , Pl. Lg. 792e ):—poet.Adj.(used once by Pl. ), A. mad,μάργε madman! Od. 16.421 ; μαῖα φίλη, μάργην σε θεοὶ θέσαν 23.11 , cf. Pi. O. 2.96 , etc.; θυμὸς μ. Th
flashing, sparkling, gleaming μαρμᾰρῠγ-ή,ἡ, A. flashing, sparkling, gleaming, λάμπει δ' ὑπὸ μαρμαρυγαῖς ὁ χρυσός B. 3.17 , cf. Pl. Criti. 116c , Plu. Caes. 69 ; ἡ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ μ. Dam. Pr. 213 ; αἱ
futile μάταιος, -ον (as in Att.., but -αία, -αιον, 1Co.15:17, 1Pe.1:18; μάτην), [in LXX for שָׁוְא, הֶבֶל, כָּזָב, etc. ;] vain, useless: ἀνωφελὴς κ. μ., Tit.3:9; πίστις, 1Co.15:17; θρησκεία, Jas.1:
* μάτημι (A), Aeol. , = ματεύω , in 2 sg. pres. μάτης, ἐξ ἑτέρω ἕτερον μ. Theoc. 29.15 :— Pass. , Ion. ματεῖσθαι, = ζητεῖσθαι , Hp. ap. Erot. ( Hsch. has ματεῖ: ζητεῖ .) *μάτημι(A), Aeol. , A. = ματ
vain, false μαψ-ίδιος,ον(alsoη,ον,v.infr.), (μάψB) A. vain, false, τὸ δ' ἐμὸν ὄνομα . . μαψίδιον ἔχει φάτιν E. Hel. 251 (lyr.); γλῶσσα μ. Theoc. 25.188 ;useless, worthless, μαψιδίη κόνις AP 7.60