meditation μελέτ-η, ἡ, care, attention, [[ 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 412, 5th c.BC: Epicharmus Comicus [284]: _plural_, 5th c.BC: Empedocles Poeta Philosophus 110.2: with _genitiv
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meditation μελέτ-η, ἡ, care, attention, [[ 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 412, 5th c.BC: Epicharmus Comicus [284]: _plural_, 5th c.BC: Empedocles Poeta Philosophus 110.2: with _genitiv
blame, censure μέμφομαι, Thgn. 797 , etc.:impf. A. ἐμέμφετο Batr. 70 :fut. μέμψομαι Hes. Op. 186 , etc.:aor. ἐμέμφθην Hdt. 1.77 , 3.13 , Pi. N. 11.30 (κατα-), E. Hipp. 1402 , al., Th. 4.85 (
to blame μέμφομαι, [[ 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 797, etc.] Refs 6th c.BC+]: imperfect ἐμέμφετο [[ Batrachomyomachia 70 ] Refs]: future μέμψομαι [[ 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 186
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
to depart μεταβάλλω, future - βᾰλῶ [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 1568: ] Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist μετέβᾰλον:—throw into a different position, turn quickly or suddenly, Hom.only once, in t
throw into a different position, turn quickly μεταβάλλω,fut.- A. βᾰλῶ Ar. Av. 1568 :aor. μετέβᾰλον:—throw into a different position, turn quicklyorsuddenly, Hom.only once, in tmesi, μετὰ νῶτα βαλώ
to change mind μεταβάλλω, future - βᾰλῶ [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 1568: ] Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist μετέβᾰλον:—throw into a different position, turn quickly or suddenly, Hom.only once,
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.
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
it repents μεταμέλ-ει,impf. μετέμελε:fut.-μελήσει:aor. μετεμέλησε: (μέλω): I. impers.,it repentsme,ruesme:—Constr.: 1. c. dat. pers. et gen. rei, ὑμῖν μεταμελησάτω τῶν πεπραγμένων Lys. 30.30 , cf.
become by change μεταφύομαι, Med. , c.aor. 2 Act. -έφῡν:pf. πέφῡκα:— A. become by change, ἀλλοῖοι μετέφυν Emp. 108.1 , cf. Hierocl in CA 20p.462M. ; ἀνδρῶν ὅσοι δειλοὶ [ἦσαν] γυναῖκες μετεφύοντο ἐ
come μετέρχομαι, Aeol. and Dor. πεδέρχομαι, Pi. N. 7.74 , Theoc. 29.25 :fut. A. μετελεύσομαι Il. 6.280 (in Att. theimpf.andfut.are borrowed fromμέτειμι, q. v.):—comeorgo among, c. dat. pl., Od. 1
to pass between the ranks μετέρχομαι, Aeolic dialect and Doric dialect πεδέρχομαι, [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 7.74, 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 29.25 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: future μετελε
raised from off the ground μετέωρος,ον, Ep. μετήορος(q.v.), (ἀείρω) A. raised from off the ground, τάφον ἑωυτῇ κατεσκευάσατο μ. Hdt. 1.187 ; σκέλεα δὲ . . κατακρέμαται μ. Id. 4.72 ; μ. ἐξεκόμισα
a meteorite μετέωρος, ον, Epic dialect μετήορος (which see), (ἀείρω) raised from off the ground, τάφον ἑωυτῇ κατεσκευάσατο μ. [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.187; σκέλεα δὲ.. κατακρέμαται μ. [pre
until μέχρῐ, and μέχρῐς, adverb as far as, so used chiefly in Prose and before a preposition, μέχρι πρός.. [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 25b, “Criti.” 118a; μ. εἰς 5th-6th c.BC: Xenoph
as far as μέχρῐ, andμέχρῐς,Adv. A. as far as, so used chiefly in Prose and before a Prep.,μέχρι πρός. . Pl. Ti. 25b , Criti. 118a ; μ. εἰς X. An. 6.4.26 ; ἐς γόνυ μ. χιτῶνα ζώννυσθαι Call. Dian. 1
mā´ μή, Eleanμά [ᾱ] SIG 9.5 (Olympia,vi B.C.). (Cf. Skt. A. mā´, Arm.mi[from I.- E. mē´], negative used in prohibitions):—not, the negative of thewillandthought, asοὐoffactandstatement;μήrejects,οὐ
not μή, Elean μά [ᾱ] [[ “SIG” 9.5 (Olympia, 6th c.BC)] Refs 6th c.BC+]. (Cf. Sanskrit mā´, Armenian mi [from I.-[[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus ] Refs 5th c.BC+] mē´], negative used in prohibitions):
neither one μηδέτερ-ος or μηδ᾽ ἕτερος, α, ον, Doric dialect μηδάτερος (which see), neither of the two, [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.118, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 470a, etc
bearing apples μηλο-φόρος, Dor. μᾱλ-,ον, A. bearing apples, καρπός E. HF 396 (lyr.); epith. of Demeter at Megara (said to be fromμῆλονA), Paus. 1.44.3 ; and soΜαλοφόροςalone at Selinus, IG 14.268
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
first Related to: εἷς, μίᾰ, ἕν (μίη only in late Ionic dialect Prose): genitive ἑνός, μιᾶς, ἑνός:—Epic dialect ἕεις [[ 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 145, “Anthologia Graeca” 7.341 (5th c.
little Included with: μικρός and σμῑκρός, ά, όν, Doric dialect, Ionic dialect μικκός (which see): σμικρός is corroborated by metre in [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 17.757, 8th-7th c.BC: