in the midst μεταξύ(late formμετοξύ PLond. 2.177.11 (i A.D.), etc.),Adv., (μετά, ξύν) prop. A. in the midst: hence, I. asAdv., 1. of Place,betwixt, between, once in Hom. , Il. 1.156 , cf. h.Merc.
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in the midst μεταξύ(late formμετοξύ PLond. 2.177.11 (i A.D.), etc.),Adv., (μετά, ξύν) prop. A. in the midst: hence, I. asAdv., 1. of Place,betwixt, between, once in Hom. , Il. 1.156 , cf. h.Merc.
between/meanwhile μεταξύ (late form μετοξύ [[ “PLond.” 2.177.11 (1st c.AD), etc.)] Refs 1st c.AD+], adverb, (μετά, ξύν) properly in the midst: hence, __I as adverb, __I.1 of Place, betwixt, between
alter the make of μεταποι-έω, A. alter the make ofa thing,remodel, νόμους D. 18.121 ; πάντα ἐς τοὺς τρόπους τοὺς παραπλησίους μ. Hp. Fract. 26 ; εἰς γάμον ἀπὸ τῆς θυσίας μ. τὴν εὐωχίαν Hld. 5.29
raised from the ground, high in air μετάρσιος, Dor. πεδάρσιος,ον, alsoα,ον Hdt. 7.188 , E. IT 27 : (μεταίρω):— Ion. , poet., and in late Prose, as D.S. 3.51 , Ocell. 3.1 , J. AJ 6.9.4 , Porph. ap. E
part behind the midriff μετάφρενον,τό, prop. A. part behind the midriff(μετὰ τὰς φρένας),broad of the back: hence, generally,back, μεταφρένῳ ἐν δόρυ πῆξεν ὤμων μεσσηγύς Il. 5.40 , cf. 56 , al.; μ.
the upper back μετάφρενον, τό, properly part behind the midriff (μετὰ τὰς φρένας), broad of the back: hence, generally, back, μεταφρένῳ ἐν δόρυ πῆξεν ὤμων μεσσηγύς [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “
call by a new name μετονομ-άζω, A. call by a new name,ἐκ τῶν αἰγέων . . αἰγίδας . . μετωνόμασαν calledthemby a new name—αἰγίδες, Hdt. 4.189 ;τὰς φυλὰς μετωνόμασε(sc. Cleisthenes) Id. 5.69 , cf. Phld.
participation, partnership, communion μετουσί-α,ἡ, A. participation, partnership, communion, μ. ἑορτῆς Ar. Ra. 446 ; μετουσίαν δεῖ τῶν τρόπων τὸ σῶμ' ἔχειν Id. Th. 152 ;σοὶ δὲ ἀρετῆς . . τίς μ.;
participation μετοχ-ή, ἡ, (μετέχω) sharing, participation, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.144, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Epistulae” 345a, “Anthologia Graeca” 9.316.9 (1st c.AD: Leonidas A
to be moderate, keep measure μετρι-άζω, A. to be moderate, keep measure, S. Ph. 1183 (lyr.), Th. 1.76 , Arist. Pol. 1298a40 ;τινι ina thing, ib. 1314b33 : with Preps., μ. ἐν ταῖς εὐπραξίαις D. 20.16
be content μετρι-άζω, to be moderate, keep measure, [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 1183 (Lyric poetry), 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.76, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politic
tallest μήκιστος,η,ον, Dor. μάκιστος [ᾱ], the only form used by Trag.: irreg. Sup. of μακρός(formed fromμῆκος, asαἴσχιστοςfromαἶσχος), A. tallest, τὸν δὴ μήκιστον καὶ κάρτιστον κτάνον ἄνδρα Il. 7.
containing information, incriminating μην-ῡτικός,ή,όν, A. containing information, incriminating, γράμμα οὐδὲν τῶν μ. D.C. 78.21 . II. significative, indicative, φωναί τινος μ. S.E. P. 1.187 , cf
disclose what is secret, reveal μην-ύω(v. fin.), Dor. μᾱν- B. Fr. 10 , SIG 417.7 (Delph.,iii B. C.):fut.-ύσω Hdt. 2.121 .γ', etc.:aor. A. ἐμήνῡσα h.Merc. 264 , And. 1.26 , etc.:pf. μεμήνῡκαib.
to disclose μην-ύω (see. near the end), Doric dialect μᾱν- [[ 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus “fragment” 10, “SIG” 417.7 (Delph., 3rd c.BC)] Refs 5th c.BC+]: future -ύσω [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historic
mother-state μητρό-πολις, Dor. ματρό-, poet.μητρόπτολις, Epigr.Gr. 537.4 (Tomi), 842a1 (Cyrene), Syria 7.209 (Damascus), Nonn. D. 13.166 :εως , ἡ:— A. mother-state, as related to her colonies, of At
capital μητρό-πολις, Doric dialect ματρό-, poetry μητρόπτολις, [[ “epigram Gr.” 537.4 (from Tomi), 842a1 (from Cyrene), “Syria” 7.209 (from Damascus), 4th-5th c.AD(?): Nonnus Epicus “Dionysiaca” 13.1
make by art, construct, build μηχᾰν-άομαι,fut.-ήσομαι A. Th. 1043 , Pl. Lg. 965e :aor. ἐμηχανησάμηνib. 904b , etc.:pf. μεμηχάνημαι(v. infr. B): used by Hom. only in Ep. forms, A. μηχανάασθε Od. 20
defilement μί-ασμα [ῐ], ατος, τό, (μιαίνω) stain, defilement, especially by murder or other crime, taint of guilt, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 169 (Lyric poetry), 281, etc.; οὐκ ἔ
to belittle μικρ-ύνω or σμικρ-, belittle, [[ 4th c.BC: Demetrius Phalereus Rhetor “Demetrius on Style” 236. ] Refs 4th c.BC+] __2 make small, lessen, [[ 1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus “
imitate, represent, portray μῑμ-έομαι,fut.-ήσομαι:aor. A. ἐμιμησάμην Pi. P. 12.21 , etc.:pf. μεμίμημαι(v. infr.):—imitate, represent, portray, ἔργα Γιγάντων Batr. 7 ; φωνάς h.Ap. 163 ; γόον P
to imitate μῑμ-έομαι, future -ήσομαι: aorist ἐμιμησάμην [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 12.21, etc.: ] Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect μεμίμημαι (see. below):—imitate, represent, portray, ἔργα Γιγάντων [[
remind, put in mind μιμνήσκω(notμιμν-ήσκω,v.infr.),fut. μνήσω:aor. ἔμνησα: causal Verb, formed inpres.andimpf.fromμέμνημαιasπιπράσκωfromπέπραμαι:— A. remind, put in mind, μνήσει δέ σε καὶ θεὸς αὐτός
to remember μιμνήσκω (not μιμν-ήσκω, see below), future μνήσω: aorist ἔμνησα: causal Verb, formed in present and imperfect from μέμνημαι as πιπράσκω from πέπραμαι:— remind, put in mind, μνήσει δέ σε