vain, idle μετᾰμώνιος,ον, poet.Adj. A. vain, idle,μ. νήματα vainly-woven, Od. 2.98 ;μεταμώνια βάζειςtalkestidly, 18.332 ;τὰ δὲ πάντα θεοὶ μ. θεῖενmay the gods give all thatto the winds, Il. 4.363 ; ψ
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vain, idle μετᾰμώνιος,ον, poet.Adj. A. vain, idle,μ. νήματα vainly-woven, Od. 2.98 ;μεταμώνια βάζειςtalkestidly, 18.332 ;τὰ δὲ πάντα θεοὶ μ. θεῖενmay the gods give all thatto the winds, Il. 4.363 ; ψ
remove from his μετανίστημι, A. remove from hisortheir country, Plb. 3.5.5 ; εἰς ἄλλας πόλεις Id. 9.26.7 . 2. generally,remove, i. e.avert, τὰ χείριστα Phld. D. 1.19 . II. Pass. , c.aor. 2etpf
to change residence μετανίστημι, remove from his or their country, [[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 3.5.5; εἰς ἄλλας πόλεις [prev. author] 9.26.7. ] Refs 2nd c.BC+] __2 generally, remove, i. e. aver
fall differently, undergo a change μεταπίπτω, used as Pass. ofμεταβάλλω, A. fall differently, undergo a change, a. in form, Heraclit. 88 , Meliss. 8 , Pl. Cra. 440a , etc.; πολλαχῶς μ. Diog.Apoll.
to degenerate μεταπίπτω, used as passive of μεταβάλλω, fall differently, undergo a change, __a in form, [[ 1st c.AD(?): Heraclitus 88, 5th c.BC: Melissus Philosophus 8, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosoph
go to another place, remove μεταχωρ-έω, A. go to another place, remove, τόπων μετά ποι χωρεῖτ' ἐκ τῶνδε A. Pr. 1060 (anap.);μ. εἰς [χώραν] X. HG 3.4.26 ; τὸ ᾠὸν μ. κάτω Arist. GA 754b29 ; of the
put other μετεν-δύω, causal inaor. 1, A. put otherclothesona person, θοἰμάτιον τὸ Ἑλληνικὸν περισπάσας αὐτοῦ βαρβαρικὸν μετενέδυσα Luc. Bis Acc. 34 : metaph.,τὸν Μαιάνδριον τὴν τυραννίδα μετενέδυσ
raise to a height μετεωρ-ίζω, A. raise to a height, τὸ ἔρυμα Th. 4.90 ;τὸ ἐμβριθὲς ἄγειν ἄνω -ίζου<>α Pl. Phdr. 246d ;τὰ σκέλη liftthe legs, X. Eq. 10.4 ;ἑαυτόνib. 11.7 , cf. Cyn. 10.13 ; of a dol
to worry μετεωρ-ίζω, raise to a height, τὸ ἔρυμα [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.90 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ ἐμβριθὲς ἄγειν ἄνω -ίζουσα [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 246d ] Refs 5th
within measure, moderate μέτριος,α,ον, alsoος,ον Pl. Ti. 59d ; Aeol. μέτερρος Lyr.Adesp. 66 (but A. μέτριος Sapph. Oxy. 1231.5 ): (μέτρον):—within measure, moderate, and so, I. of Size,μ. ἄνδρ
moderately Included with: μέτριος, α, ον, also ος, ον [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 59d ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; Aeolic dialect μέτερρος [[ “Lyrica Adespota” 66] Refs] (but μέτριος [[ 7th-6t
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
not at all μηδᾰμ-ά(prop. neut. pl., A. v. μηδαμός ),Adv.ofμηδαμός, of Time, = μηδέποτε , and of Manner,not at all, freq. in Hdt. with anotherμή, or compd. of μή, μὴ μὲν γενέσθαι μηδαμὰ μέζονας ἀνθρώ
length μῆκος, Dor. μᾶκος Archyt. 1 :εος , τό:— A. length, of a club,τόσσον ἔην μῆκος, τόσσον πάχοςso large was itin length, so large in thickness, Od. 9.324 ; φιλότης ἴση μ. τε πλάτος τε Emp. 17.2
length μῆκος, Doric dialect μᾶκος [[ 4th c.BC: Archytas Tarentinus Philosophus 1 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]: εος, τό:— length, of a club, τόσσον ἔην μῆκος, τόσσον πάχος so large was it in length, so large in
cherish wrath, be wroth against μηνίω, Dor. μᾱν-,fut.-ῑ́σω AP 9.79 ( Leon. ), -ιῶ LXX Je. 3.12 , al.:aor. ἐμήνῑσα: (μῆνις):— A. cherish wrath, be wroth against, c. dat. pers., μήνι' Ἀχαιοῖσιν Il.
be infuriated μηνίω, Doric dialect μᾱν-, future -ῑσω [[“Anthologia Graeca” 9.79 (1st c.AD: Leonidas Alexandrinus Epigrammaticus), -ιῶ LXX.Jer.3.12, +others: ] LXX+1st c.AD+]aorist ἐμήνῑσα: (μῆνις):—
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
a machine μηχᾰν-ή, Doric dialect μᾱχᾰνά, ἡ, (μῆχος): __I contrivance, especially machine for lifting weights and the like, crane, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.125, “IG” 11(2).161 A 69, +other
to mix μείγνυμι or μίγνυμι, μ<ε>ίγνυσι [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 691e ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; imperative μ<ε>ίγνυ [[ [prev. author] “Phlb.” 63e ] Refs]:—also μ<ε>ιγνύω, [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: D
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
to mingle Included with: μείγνυμι or μίγνυμι, μ<ε>ίγνυσι [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 691e ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; imperative μ<ε>ίγνυ [[ [prev. author] “Phlb.” 63e ] Refs]:—also μ<ε>ιγνύω,
hire μισθός,ὁ, A. hire,μισθῷ ἔπι ῥητῷfor fixedwages, Il. 21.445 ;μισθοῖο τέλοςthe endof our hired service, ib. 450 ; μισθὸς . . εἰρημένος ἄρκιος ἔστω Hes. Op. 370 ; θητεύειν ἐπὶ μισθῷ παρά τινι Hd