trash, trumpery λῆρος(A),ὁ, A. trash, trumpery, of what is showy but useless, λήροις ἀναδῶν τοὺς νικῶντας Ar. Pl. 589 ; τραγικὸς λ. Id. Ra. 1005 ;λῆρόν τε τἄλλ' ἡγεῖτο τοῦ γνῶναι πέρι φύσεις ποιη
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trash, trumpery λῆρος(A),ὁ, A. trash, trumpery, of what is showy but useless, λήροις ἀναδῶν τοὺς νικῶντας Ar. Pl. 589 ; τραγικὸς λ. Id. Ra. 1005 ;λῆρόν τε τἄλλ' ἡγεῖτο τοῦ γνῶναι πέρι φύσεις ποιη
stone λίθος[ῐ],ου, ὁ(v. infr. 11 ), A. stone, Hom. , etc.; esp. of thestonesthrown by warriors,τρηχὺς λ., λ. ὀκριόεις, Il. 5.308 , 8.327 ; also,stonequoit, Od. 8.190 ; ἑλέσθαι . . ἐκ γαίας λίθον A.
anything made of flax λίνον[ῐ],τό , A. anything made of flax(v. fin.) 1. cord, fishingline, Il. 16.408 ;threadspun from a distaff, E. Or. 1431 (lyr.), Archipp. 38 , etc.: pl., E. Tr. 537 (lyr.);thre
the space between the forefinger λῐχάς,άδος,ἡ, A. the space between the forefinger(λιχανός)and thumb, the lesser span, Hero *Geom. 4 , Poll. 2.158 . II. = ἀπότομος , Hsch. III. λιχάδες: ὄστρεα π
counting, calculation λογ-ισμός,ὁ, A. counting, calculation, τῶν ἡμερῶν Th. 4.122 ; τυγχάνειν τοῦ ἀληθοῦς λ. Id. 3.20 ; ἐκ τοιοῦδε λ. ἔξεστί τῳ σκοπεῖν Id. 5.68 ; ἐν λ. ἁμαρτάνειν Pl. R. 340d
abuse, revile λοιδορ-έω,fut.-ήσω D. 40.48 :aor. A. ἐλοιδόρησα E. Med. 873 , etc.:pf. λελοιδόρηκα Pl. Phdr. 241e :— Med. and Pass. (v. infr.),fut.-ήσομαι Ar. Eq. 1400 , etc.:aor. ἐλοιδορησάμη
the Lycians Λύκιος[ῠ],α,ον ,Lycian:Λύκιοι,οἱ, A. the Lycians, Il. 2.876 , etc.:— alsoΛῠκιακός,ή,όν, Luc. Nav. 8 ;Λῠκιακά,τά,history of Lycia, Ath. 8.333d . II. epith. of Apollo (cf.Λύκειος), Pi. P.
outrage, maltreat λῡμ-αίνομαι(B),fut. A. λῡμᾰνοῦμαι Isoc. 11.49 , D. 24.1 , etc.:aor. ἐλῡμηνάμην Hp. VM 20 (v.l.-αίνετο), Hdt. 8.28 , E. Andr. 719 , Isoc. 20.12 , etc.: also with pass. forms,pa
water used in washing λῦμα(A),ατος,τό, mostly in pl. (sg. in Berl.Sitzb. 1927.159 (Cyrene)), A. water used in washing, ordirt removed by washing, offscourings, οἱ δ' ἀπελυμαίνοντο καὶ εἰς ἅλα λύματα
luo λύω, poet. imper. A. λῦθι Pi. Fr. 85 :fut. λύσω [ῡ] Il. 1.29 , etc.:aor. ἔλῡσα 18.244 , etc.:pf. λέλῠκα Th. 7.18 , Ar. V. 992 (ἀπο-), etc.:— Pass. ,pf. λέλῠμαι Il. 8.103 , etc.:plpf.
seek, search μᾰτεύ-ω,fut.-σω Il. 14.110 :aor. A. ἐμάτευσα Pi. O. 5.24 :—=μαστεύω, abs.,seek, search,ἐγγὺς ἀνήρ, οὐ δηθὰ ματεύσομενIl.l.c.; οἴκοθεν μάτευε Pi. N. 3.31 , cf. S. OC 211 (lyr.). 2.
greatness, magnitude μέγεθος, Ion. (not Hp. )μέγᾰθος Hdt. (v. infr.), also Philox. 2.19 ,εος , τό: (μέγας):— A. greatness, magnitude, opp.πλῆθος, Anaxag. 1 , etc.; πλῆθος μὲν . . ἐὰν ἀριθμητὸν ᾖ, μ.
following after, pursuit μέθοδ-ος,ἡ, (μετά, ὁδός) A. following after, pursuit, νύμφης μέθοδον ποιεῖσθαι Anon. ap. Suid. s.v. ζεῦγος ἡμιονικόν ( EM 409.35 ):—hence, II. pursuit of knowledge, inves
receive as one's portion μείρομαι(A), Hes. Op. 578 (ἀπο-), imper. A. μείρεο Il. 9.616 ; elsewh. in Hom. and Hes. only3 sg. ἔμμορε(which is prob.aor.(v. infr. II) and was so understood by later Ep.
to be an object of care μέλω, Med. μέλομαι, used in both voices, either in neut. sense, A. to be an object of careorthought, or in act. sense,care for, take an interest in. A. pres. μέλω:impf. ἔμελ
indeed, of a truth μέν, Particle, used partly to express certainty on the part of the speaker or writer; partly, and more commonly, to point out that the word or clause with which it stands is correla
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
full μεστ-ός,ή,όν, A. full, ἄγγεα Hom. Epigr. 15.5 ; ἐποίησεν τὴν πόλιν μεστήν Ar. Eq. 814 ;ἔγχεον μεστήν a full cup, Diph. 20 , cf. Alex. 58 ; μὴ μεστὰς ἀεὶ ἕλκωμεν Antiph. 207.1 ; of persons,
able to pass from one place to another μετα-βᾰτικός,ή,όν, A. able to pass from one place to another, τὸ μ. ἀφ' ἑτέρου εἰς ἕτερον Placit. 4.8.6 ;μ. κίνησιςmotioninvolving change of place, ib. 4.6.1
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
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
contrivance μηχᾰν-ή, Dor. μᾱχᾰνά,ἡ, (μῆχος): I. contrivance, esp.machinefor lifting weights and thelike,crane, Hdt. 2.125 , IG 11(2).161 A 69 , al. (Delos,iii B. C.);μ. τετράκωλος, δίκωλος, Rev.Phi
part μοῖρα,ας( Ion. μοῖρα, acc.μοῖραν, gen.ης), (μείρομαι) A. part, opp. whole,τριτάτη μ. [νυκτός] Il. 10.253 ; [ ἐσθλῶν] τριτάτην . . μ. Od. 4.97 ; μενέτω τριτάτῃ ἐνὶ μ. Il. 15.195 . 2. portio
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