great μέγᾰς, μεγάλη [ᾰ], μέγα [ᾰ], genitive μεγάλου, ης, ου, dative μεγάλῳ, ῃ, ῳ, accusative μέγᾰν, μεγάλην, μέγα [ᾰ]; dual μεγάλω, α, w; plural μεγάλοι, μεγάλαι, μεγάλα, etc.: the stem μεγάλο- is ne
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great μέγᾰς, μεγάλη [ᾰ], μέγα [ᾰ], genitive μεγάλου, ης, ου, dative μεγάλῳ, ῃ, ῳ, accusative μέγᾰν, μεγάλην, μέγα [ᾰ]; dual μεγάλω, α, w; plural μεγάλοι, μεγάλαι, μεγάλα, etc.: the stem μεγάλο- is ne
greatness μέγεθος, Ionic dialect (not [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus)] Refs 5th c.BC+] μέγᾰθος [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus (see. below), also 3rd c.BC: Philoxenus Epigrammaticus 2.19 ] Refs 5
passing lovely μεγήρῐτος, ον, (ἐρίζω) much contended for, μ. τέκνα θεάων [[ 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 240 ] Refs 8th c.BC+] (with variant μεγήρᾰτα, (ἐρατός) passing lovely, which is p
great man μεγιστάν, ᾶνος, ὁ, great man, grandee, [[ LXX.Sir.4.7, 10.24: but usually in _plural_, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 1035, LXX.Dan.5.23, NT.Mark.6.21, 4th c.AD(?): Manetho Astrologus 4.41,
greatest Related to: μεγιστεύω, to be or become very great, ἡ πόλις -εύσει [[ 2nd c.AD: Appianus Historicus “Συριακή” 58. ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]
to re-order μεθαρμ-όζω, later Attic dialect μεθαρμόττω, dispose differently, correct, εἰ μή τι καιροῦ τυγχάνω, μεθάρμοσον (i.e. με) [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 31, compare 2nd c.AD: Luc
fit for interpreting μεθερμην-ευτικός, ή, όν, fit for interpreting, [[Scholia 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 5.54, Scholia 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 490. ] Refs 5th c.BC+] adverb -κῶς[[
to mean μεθερμην-εύω, translate, [[ LXX “Si.Prol.”, 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 17.1.29 ] LXX+1st c.BC+]:—frequently in passive, [[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 6.26.6, Aristeas 38, “PTeb.”
drunkenness μέθη, ἡ, (for μεθύω: μέθη, compare πληθύω: πλήθᾱ) strong drink, καλῶς ἔχειν μέθης to be pretty well drunk, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.20; ὑπερπλησθεὶς μέθης 5th c.BC: Sophocles T
remiss, careless μεθήμων, ον, genitive ονος, (μεθίημι) remiss, careless, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.241, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 6.25, “Anacreontea” 56.17. ] Refs
to move μεθίστημι: causal, in present and imperfect, future and aorist 1, place in another way, change, τοι ταῦτα μεταστήσω I will change thee this present, i. e. give another instead, [[ 8th c.BC: O
scheme μεθοδ-εία or μεθοδ-ία, ἡ, craft, wiliness, [[NT.Eph.4.14: _plural_, μ. τοῦ διαβόλου [prev. work]6.11. ] NT] __II method of collecting taxes or debts (in form μεθοδία), [[ “POxy.” 1134.9 (5th
regular μεθοδ-ευτικός, ή, όν, regular, [[ 2nd c.BC: Agatharchides Geographus 73. ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]
to use craft μεθοδ-εύω, aorist with double augment ἐμεθώδευσα [[ 3rd c.AD(?): Diogenes Laertius 8.83 ] Refs 3rd c.AD+]: perfect passive μεμεθώδευμαι [[ 12th c.AD: Eustathius Episcopus Thessalonicensi
stratagem μέθοδ-ος, ἡ, (μετά, ὁδός) following after, pursuit, νύμφης μέθοδον ποιεῖσθαι [[ Anonymus cited in 10th c.AD: Suidas Legal icographus see entry {ζεῦγος ἡμιονικόν} (“Etymologicum Magnum” 409.
to determine μεθορίζω· determino, [[ “Corpus Glossariorum Latinorum”: μεθορίζει· μετέχει, 5th c.AD(?): Hesychius Legal icographus ] Refs 5th c.AD+]
boundary μεθόριος, α, ον (also ος, ον [[ 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus (see. below))] Refs 1st c.AD+], (ὅρος) lying between as a boundary, γῆ μεθορία τῆς Ἀργείας καὶ Λακωνικῆς the border country between..,
drunkenness μέθῠσις, εως, ἡ, drunkenness, [[ 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 838. ] Refs 6th c.BC+]
to get drunk μεθύσκω, future -ύσω [ῠ] [[ LXX.Deu.32.42: ] LXX]aorist 1 ἐμέθῠσα[[LXX.2Ki.11.13 ] LXX], Epic dialect -υσσα [[ 4th-5th c.AD(?): Nonnus Epicus “Dionysiaca” 3.11, “Anthologia Graeca” 5.260
strong drink μέθυσμα, ατος, τό, an intoxicating drink, [[ LXX.1Ki.1.15, LXX.Jer.13.13, 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.324, +others: _metaphorically_, [prev. work] 296. ] LXX+1st c.AD+]
drunk with cottabus-playing μεθῠσοκόττᾰβος, ον, drunk with cottabus-playing, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 525. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
drunkard μέθῠσος, drunk with wine, properly only feminine, μέθυσος Ἀμαζών [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Hecataeus Milesius Historicus 34 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus; μεθύση γραῦς 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comi
to get drunk μεθύω [ῠ], (μέθυ), only present and imperfect: future and aorist active belong to μεθύσκω (μεθύσας is falsa lectio in [[ 4th-5th c.AD(?): Nonnus Epicus “Dionysiaca” 28.211 ] Refs 4th c.A
a genealogical register Transliteration of Hebrew הַמִּתְיַחְשִׂ֖ים 'genealogy' [H3187]. Not in LSJ.