stay, wait μένω, Ep. inf. A. μενέμεν Il. 5.486 ; Arc. pres. part. μίνονσαι Schwyzer 657.49 (Tegea,iv B.C.); Ep. , Ion. impf. μένεσκον Il. 19.42 , Hdt. 4.42 : Ep. , Ion. fut. μενέω Il.
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stay, wait μένω, Ep. inf. A. μενέμεν Il. 5.486 ; Arc. pres. part. μίνονσαι Schwyzer 657.49 (Tegea,iv B.C.); Ep. , Ion. impf. μένεσκον Il. 19.42 , Hdt. 4.42 : Ep. , Ion. fut. μενέω Il.
to stay μένω, [in LXX for קוּם ,עמד, etc. ;] to stay, abide, remain. __1. Intrans.; __(i) of place: before ἐν, Luk.8:27, al.; παρά, with dative of person(s), Jhn.1:40, al; σύν, Luk.1:56; καθ᾽ ἑαυτ
to stay μένω, Epic dialect infinitive μενέμεν [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 5.486; 4th c.AD(?): Arcadius Grammaticus ] Refs 8th c.BC+] present participle μίνονσαι [[ “Schwyzer” 657.49 (T
dividing, division μερ-ισμός,ὁ, A. dividing, division, Pl. Lg. 903b , Thphr. CP 1.12.6 , etc.; ὁ τῶν θεῶν ἔσχατος μ. ἄχρι τῆς ὕλης προῆλθεν Dam. Pr. 134 ; esp.apportionment, allocationof funds, Ari
divided μερ-ιστός,ή,όν, A. divided, Pl. Prm. 144d ; τὸ κατὰ τὰ σώματα μ. Id. Ti. 35a ;μ. ψυχαί, φύσεις,separate, individual, Jul. Or. 4.151c ;δημιουργίαib. 144a , Or. 5.179b , cf. Plot. 1.1.8 ;ὁ μ.
care for, be anxious about, meditate upon μεριμν-άω, A. care for, be anxious about, meditate upon,ἔργον μεριμνῶν ποῖον. . ; S. OT 1124 ; esp. of philosophers, τὰ <μὲν ἀ>φανῆ μ. Ar. Fr. 672 ; οἱ λεπ
to worry μεριμνάω, -ῶ (μέριμνα), [in LXX: Psa.38:18 (דָּאַג), etc. ;] __1. to be anxious: absol., Mat.6:27, 31, Luk.12:25; μηδὲν μ., Php.4:6; with dative of thing(s), Mat.6:25, Luk.12:22; before περ
to worry μεριμν-άω, care for, be anxious about, meditate upon, ἔργον μεριμνῶν ποῖον..; [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 1124 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially of philosophers, τὰ <μὲν ἀ
share, portion μέρος,εος,τό, (μείρομαι) first in h.Cer. 399 (v. infr. IV), h.Merc. 53 (v. infr. II. 2 ):— A. share, portion, Pi. O. 8.77 , Hdt. 1.145 , Berl.Sitzb. 1927.167 (Cyrene), etc.; μέρος ἔχον
part μέρος, εος, τό, (μείρομαι) first in [[ “hymnus ad Cererem” 399 (see. infr. IV), “hymnus ad Mercurium” 53 (see. infr. II. 2)] Refs]:— share, portion, [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 8.77, 5th
for μετα-βλητικός( Dor. μετα-βλᾱτικός[ Philol. ] 21 , prob. in Hippod. ap. Stob. 4.1.94 ),ή,όν, A. fororin the way of exchange, ἡ [χρῆσις] ἡ μ. Arist. Pol. 1257a9 :ἡ -κή(sc.τέχνη)exchange, barter,
roll to another place, roll over μετα-κῠλίνδω, A. roll to another place, roll over, μετακυλίνδειν αὑτὸν ἀεὶ πρὸς τὸν εὖ πράττοντα τοῖχον Ar. Ra. 536 :—alsoμετα-κῠλίω [ῑ], Paul. Aeg. 6.74 :— Pass. ,
participation μετά-ληψις,εως,ἡ, A. participation, Pl. Prm. 131a ;λόγωνin philosophy, Id. R. 539d ; γένεσις μ. οὐσίας Id. Def. 411a ;γίνεσθαι κατὰ τὴν μ. [τοῦ εἴδους] Arist. GC 335b14 , cf. Metaph.
to depart μετα-βαίνω [in LXX: Wis.7:27 19:19, 2Ma.6:1 2Mac 6:9 2Mac 6:24 * ;] to pass over from one place to another : Mat.17:20, Luk.10:7; with reference to the point of departure only, to withdraw
copy, transcribe μεταγρᾰ́φ-ω, A. copy, transcribe, αὖθις μ. πάλιν E. lA 108 , cf. Luc. Ind. 4 , SIG 1020.1 (Halic.,i B. C.);τὰ μεταγραφόμενα, of hieroglyphics, D.S. 3.4 ;rewrite, alterorcorrect wh
to summon μετακᾰλέω, recall, [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 8.11: especially _metaphorically_, τὴν ψυχὴν ἀπὸ τῆς ὀργῆς ἐπὶ.. 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 2.159, compare 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicu
recall μετακᾰλέω, A. recall, Th. 8.11 : esp. metaph.,τὴν ψυχὴν ἀπὸ τῆς ὀργῆς ἐπὶ. . Aeschin. 2.159 , cf. Plb. 30.2.4 , Paul.Aeg. 3.71 :— Med. , τινὰς ἀπὸ τῆς ἀποστάσεως D.S. 16.10 . 2. simply,summ
partaking of μετά-ληψις, εως, ἡ, participation, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Parmenides” 131a ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; λόγων in philosophy, [[ [prev. author] “R.” 539d; γένεσις μ. οὐσίας [prev. auth
get by mining μεταλλ-εύω, A. get by mining, χαλκόν LXX De. 8.9 ; χρυσοῖο γενέθλην D.P. 1114 :— Pass. ,to be got by mining, of metals, Pl. Plt. 288d , Arist. Mete. 378a27 , Pol. 1258b32 . 2. abs.
change, alter μεταλλάσσω, Att. μετάλλ-ττω,pf. μετήλλᾰχαand irreg.μετήλλᾰγα(v. infr.):— Pass. , irreg.aor. 2 inf. A. μεταλλάγειν Supp.Epigr. 3.674A24 (Rhodes,ii B. C.):—change, alter, θέσμια Hdt.
to exchange μετ-αλλάσσω [in LXX: Est.2:7 (מוּת), Est.2:20, 1Es.1:31 Est.1:2 Mac.9 * ;] __1. to exchange: τ. ἀλήθειαν . . . ἐν τ. ψεύδει, the truth for a lie (see Bl., § 36, 8), Rom_1:25. __2. to ch
to exchange μεταλλάσσω, Attic dialect μεταλλάττω, perfect μετήλλᾰχα and irregular μετήλλᾰγα (see. below):—passive, irregular aorist 2 infinitive μεταλλάγειν [[ “Supp.epigram” 3.674 A 24 (Rhodes, 2nd
to mine μεταλλ-εύω, get by mining, χαλκόν [[ LXX.Deu.8.9; χρυσοῖο γενέθλην 2nd c.AD: Dionysius Periegeta 1114 ] LXX+2nd c.AD+]:—passive, to be got by mining, of metals, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philoso
change the dress μεταμφι-άζω(laterμεταμφι-έζω Plu. 2.340e , Luc. Nec. 16 :fut.-έσω Max. Tyr. 21.1 ), A. change the dressof another,strip off his dress,τινα Plu. and Luc. ll.cc.;τὰ τοῦ πλησίονMax.T