celebrate with song and dance μέλπω, Il. 1.474 , Lasus 1 , etc.: Ep. impf. A. μέλπον Hes. Fr. 265 :fut. μέλψω E. Alc. 446 , Ar. Th. 989 (both lyr.), APl. 1.8 ( Alc. ):aor. ἔμελψα A. Ag. 245
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celebrate with song and dance μέλπω, Il. 1.474 , Lasus 1 , etc.: Ep. impf. A. μέλπον Hes. Fr. 265 :fut. μέλψω E. Alc. 446 , Ar. Th. 989 (both lyr.), APl. 1.8 ( Alc. ):aor. ἔμελψα A. Ag. 245
divide, distribute μερίζω, Dor. μερῐδαρχ-ίσδω, Bion 2.31 : Att. fut.-ιῶ Pl. Prm. 131c :aor. A. ἐμέρισα Nicom.Com. 1.27 ; Dor. part. μερίξας Ti.Locr. 99d :pf. μεμέρικα D.H. Pomp. 4 :— Med
to divide μερίζω, Doric dialect μερ-ίσδω, [[ 2nd c.BC: Bion Bucolicus 2.31 ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]: Attic dialect future -ιῶ [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Parmenides” 131c ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἐ
care, thought, solicitude μέριμν-α,ἡ, A. care, thought, solicitude, ὅν τε θαμιναὶ ἐπιστρωφῶσι μέριμναι h.Merc. 44 , cf. Pi. O. 2.54 , etc.;μ. τινός care for. . , A. Eu. 132 , S. OT 1460 ; ἀμφί τι
concern μέριμν-α, ἡ, care, thought, solicitude, ὅν τε θαμιναὶ ἐπιστρωφῶσι μέριμναι [[ “hymnus ad Mercurium” 44, compare 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 2.54, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. τινός care for.
to fill μεστ-όω, fill full of, with genitive of things, ὀργῆς μ. τινά [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 280 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, to be filled or full of, κτύπου [[ [prev. author] “El.
between two armies μετ-αίχμιος,ον, Aeol. (also in Trag.)πεδ-, (αἰχμή) A. between two armies, φόνοι Lyc. 1435 ;debatable, of territory, J. BJ 5.1.4 :—but usu.Subst. μεταίχμιον,τό,space between two a
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.
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
find out after μεταγιγνώσκω, Ion. and laterΜεταγειτν-γῑνώσκω,fut.-γνώσομαι:aor. μετέγνων:— A. find out after, i. e.too late,ἄταν . . μεταγνούςdub. in A. Supp. 111 (lyr.). II. change one's mind, repe
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
to change μετα-στρέφω, aorist passive -εστρέφθην [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 8.258, +others, -εστράφην [ᾰ] 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.121, etc.] Refs 8th c.BC+]:— turn about, tur
carry across, transfer μεταφέρω,fut. A. μετοίσω S. Ph. 962 :aor. μετήνεγκα D. 18.108 ,part.-ενεγκώνib. 225 :pf. μετενήνοχα Pl. Criti. 113a , and Pass. -ενήνεγμαι Id. Prt. 339a :—carry acros
to carry μεταφέρω, future μετοίσω [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 962 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist μετήνεγκα [[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.108 ] Refs 4th c.BC+], participle -ενεγκών [
partake of, share in μετέχω, Aeol. πεδέχω Alc. 59 , Sapph. 68.2 ;inf. πεδέχηνEad. Supp. 5.22 :fut. A. μεθέξω Th. 8.86 , laterμεθέξομαι(3 sg.misspeltμεθέξετε) IG 3.1427 :pf. μετέσχηκα Hdt. 3.80
to share μετέχω, Aeolic dialect πεδέχω [[ 7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus 59, 7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica 68.2] Refs 7th c.BC+]; infinitive πεδέχην [[Ead. “Supp.” 5.22 ] Refs]: future μεθέξω [[ 5th c.B
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.;
skilled in measuring μετρ-ητικός,ή,όν, A. skilled in measuring, Pl. Just. 373d ; of numbers,capable of measuring, i. e.dividing, c. gen., Iamb. in Nic. p.36 P. II. concerned with measurement: -κή(sc
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):
not to speak of . . , let alone μὴ ὅπωςandμὴ ὅτι, elliptic phrases,μὴ [λέγε] orμὴ [ὑπολάβητε] ὅπωςorὅτι. . (asοὐχ ὅπωςforοὐ λέγω ὅπως), stronger thanοὐχ ὅπως, A. not to speak of . . , let alone. . ,
to be minded, intend μήδομαι, Il. 2.360 , etc.:impf. A. ἐμήδετο h.Merc. 46 ; Ep. μήδετο(v. infr.):fut. μήσομαι S. Tr. 973 (lyr.), E. HF 1075 (lyr.); Ep. 2 sg. μήσεαι Od. 11.474 :aor. ἐμήσα