patience μακρο-θῡμία, Ionic dialect -ιη, ἡ, long-suffering, patience, [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 549, 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 5.4.10, NT.Col.1.11, 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “B
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patience μακρο-θῡμία, Ionic dialect -ιη, ἡ, long-suffering, patience, [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 549, 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 5.4.10, NT.Col.1.11, 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “B
softness μᾰλᾰκ-ία, Ion. -ιη,ἡ, (μαλακός) A. softness, Hp. Aër. 20 : hence, of persons,moral weakness, opp.καρτερία, Arist. EN 1150a31 , cf. Hdt. 6.11 , Th. 1.122 , Lys. 10.11 , X. Smp. 8.8 , D. 11
calmness of the sea, malacia ac tranquillitas μᾰλᾰκ-ία, Ionic dialect -ιη, ἡ, (μαλακός) softness, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus ] Refs 5th c.BC+]“Aër.” 20: hence, of persons, moral weakness, oppos
sickness μᾰλᾰκ-ία, Ionic dialect -ιη, ἡ, (μαλακός) softness, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus ] Refs 5th c.BC+]“Aër.” 20: hence, of persons, moral weakness, opposed to καρτερία, [[ 4th c.BC: Aristote
insanity μᾰνία, __A Ionic dialect -ιη, ἡ, (μαίνομαι) madness, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.112, 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἀφορισμοί” 7.5, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 958 (Lyri
madness μᾰνία(A), Ion. -ιη,ἡ, (μαίνομαι) A. madness, Hdt. 6.112 , Hp. Aph. 7.5 , S. Ant. 958 (lyr.), etc.; πολλὴν καταγνῶναι μ. τινῶν Isoc. 4.133 ; μέχρι μανίας ἡ σφοδρὰ ἡδονὴ κατέχουσα Pl. Phlb.
vain attempt, bootless enterprise μᾰτία, Ion. -ιη,ἡ, (μάτη) A. vain attempt, bootless enterprise, ἡμετέρῃ ματίῃ Od. 10.79 . 2. folly, error, A.R. 1.805 , 4.367 .
greatness of soul, highmindedness, lordliness μεγᾰλο-ψῡχία, Ion. -ιη,ἡ, A. greatness of soul, highmindedness, lordliness, Democr. 46 , Isoc. 9.59 , Arist. EN 1107b22 , 1123a34 , Plb. 10.40.6 , etc.;
hugeness μεγᾰλογκία, Ion. -ιη,ἡ, A. hugeness, Democr. 3 .
gentleness, softness μειλιχ-ία, Ep. μειλιχ-ίη,ἡ, A. gentleness, softness,μειλιχίη πολέμοιο lukewarmnessin battle, Il. 15.741 ;kindness, Hes. Th. 206 , A.R. 2.1279 , etc. 2. = ἱκετεία , Hsch.
atrabiliousness, melancholy μελαγ-χολία, Ion. -ιη,ἡ, A. atrabiliousness, melancholy, freq. in pl., Hp. Aër. 10 , Ti.Locr. 103a , Phld. Ir. p.28 W., Man. 2.366 : sg., Aret. SD 1.5 .
manna ash, Fraxinus Ornus μελία, Ep. μελ-ίη,ἡ, A. manna ash, Fraxinus Ornus, Il. 13.178 , 16.767 , Musae. Fr. 5 D. , S. Fr. 759 , Thphr. HP 3.11.3 , etc.; τρίτον ἄλλο γένος . . ἐκ μελιᾶν Hes. Op.
song-writing, μελο-γρᾰφία, poet.μελο-ίη,ἡ, (μέλοςB) A. song-writing, App.Anth. 3.186 . II. skill in musical notation, CIG 3088 (Teos), SIG 960 ( Magn. Mae.,ii B. C.).
repentance μεταμέλ-εια, Ionic dialect -ιη Ps.-[[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus “Vitae Homeri” 19] Refs 5th c.BC+]: ἡ:— change of purpose, regret, repentance, μεταμέλειαν λαμβάνει [[ 5th c.BC: Euripi
a place where several ways meet μιξοδία, Ion. -ιη,ἡ, A. a place where several ways meet,μιξοδίαι ἁλός, of the straits of Messene, A.R. 4.921 :—alsoμίξοδος,μισγοδία, Hsch.
changelessness μονία(A), Ion. -ιη,ἡ, (μένω) A. changelessness, Emp. 27.4 . 2. steadfastness, Tyrt. 1.15 Diehl;μανίαderived from this word or from sq. acc. to Cael.Aur. TP 1.145 .
solitude, celibacy μονία(B), Ion. -ιη,ἡ, (μόνος) A. solitude, celibacy, Max. 71 .
eating but one meal a day μονο-σῑτία, Ion. -ιη,ἡ, A. eating but one meal a day, Hp. Epid. 2.2.1 , Gal. 10.544 , Philum. ap. Orib. 45.29.55 .
folly μωρ-ία, Ion. -ιη,ἡ, (μῶρος) A. folly, Hdt. 1.146 ; μωρίας πλέως S. Aj. 1150 , cf. 745 ;μωρίην ἐπιφέρειν τισίto imputefollyto them, Hdt. 1.131 ;μωρίαν ὀφλισκάνεινto be charged with it, S. Ant
foolishness μωρ-ία, Ionic dialect -ιη, ἡ, (μῶρος) folly, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.146; μωρίας πλέως 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 1150, compare 745 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; μωρίην ἐπιφέρει
sea-fight, ναυμᾰχ-ία, Ion. -ιη, ἡ, A. sea-fight, Hdt. 6.14 , al., Th. 1.13 , etc.; ν. ποιέεσθαι Hdt. 8.49 ;ναυμαχίῃ κρατήσας, ἑσσωθέντες, Id. 3.39 , 6.92 ; ναυμαχίᾳ νικᾶν X. HG 1.6.2 ;ναυμαχία
shipbuilding, ναυπηγ-ία, Ion. -ιη, ἡ, A. shipbuilding, Hdt. 1.27 ;ν. ἁρμόζεινto practiseshipbuilding, E. Cyc. 460 ; ναυπηγίαν τριηρῶν παρασκευάζεσθαι Th. 4.108 , cf. D.S. 19.58 .
a Nauplian, Ναυπλία, Ion. -ιη, ἡ,Naupliain Argolis, Hdt. 6.76 , etc.;Ναυπλιεύς,έως,ὁ, A. a Nauplian, Str. 8.6.14 :—Adj. Ναύπλιος,α,ον, E. Or. 369 ; orναυπηγ-ίειος, ib. 54 .
sailing, seamanship, ναυτῐλ-ία, Ion. -ιη, ἡ, A. sailing, seamanship, Od. 8.253 , Hes. Op. 618 , Pl. R. 527d , al. 2. voyage, Hdt. 4.145 , Hp. Aph. 4.14 : and in pl., ναυτιλίῃσι μακρῇσι ἐπιθέσθαι