single combat μονομᾰχ-ία, Ion. μουνομᾰχίη,ἡ, A. single combat, Hdt. 5.1 , 8 , 6.92 ;ἡ μ., name for part of Il. 3 , Arist. Fr. 149 . II. gladiatorial show, Plb. 31.28.5 (pl.), OGI 529.15 (pl.,ii A.
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single combat μονομᾰχ-ία, Ion. μουνομᾰχίη,ἡ, A. single combat, Hdt. 5.1 , 8 , 6.92 ;ἡ μ., name for part of Il. 3 , Arist. Fr. 149 . II. gladiatorial show, Plb. 31.28.5 (pl.), OGI 529.15 (pl.,ii A.
of μονομᾰχ-ικός,ή,όν, A. oforin single combat, μ. φιλοτιμία Plb. 1.45.9 . II. gladiatorial, φάρμακον Aët. 15.13 ; χρήματα D.C. 72.19 .
fighting in single combat μονόμᾰχ-ος,ον, (μάχομαι) A. fighting in single combat, μ. προστάται A. Th. 798 ; μονομάχον ἐπὶ φρέν' ἠλθέτην E. Ph. 1300 (lyr.);μονομάχου δι' ἀσπίδος, i. e. in single co
within the space of one hour μονόωρος,ον, A. within the space of one hour, ἄγειν [τινὰς] μ. PMag.Par. 1.2624 , cf. 2450 .
singing alone, not in chorus μονῳδ-ός,όν, A. singing alone, not in chorus:ὁ μ.,writer of a funeral odeorof a drama(like Lycophron's Cassandra)to be spoken by a single person, Tz.ad Lyc. pp.1,4 S.
bogey, hobgoblin μορμο-λῠκεῖον,τό, A. bogey, hobgoblin, Ar. Th. 417 (pl.), Pl. Phd. 77e , Socr. ap. Arr. Epict. 2.1.15 (pl.), Gal. Protr. 10 . 2. μ. κωμῳδικόνcomicmask, Ar. Fr. 31 , cf. 131 .
frighten, scare μορμο-λύττομαι, onlypres.andimpf.(exc.aor. 1 part. A. μορμολυξάμενος Gal. 10.106 ): (μορμώ):—frighten, scare, Ar. Av. 1245 , Pl. Cri. 46c , Ph. 2.468 ; μ. τοὺς φίλους X. Smp. 4.27
trodden by the dead μορτοβάτη,ἡ, A. trodden by the dead,μ. ναῦς, of Charon 's boat, Hsch.
shaping, bringing into shape μόρφ-ωσις,εως,ἡ, A. shaping, bringing into shape, σχηματισμὸς καὶ μ. τῶν δένδρων Thphr. CP 3.7.4 , cf. Gal. 4.640 , Ptol. Tetr. 27 , Heph. Astr. 1.3 . II. form, sembla
changing men into μορφ-ώτρια,ἡ, fem. as if fromΜορφωτήρ, συῶν μ. A. changing men intoswine, E. Tr. 437 .
of the nature of shape μορφο-ειδής,ές, A. of the nature of shape, σχηματισμός Epicur. Nat. 2.8 . II. like thehumanform, Plu. 2.335d ;μ. τοῦ σώματος ὁμοιότητεςib. 735a .
form μόρφ-ωσις, εως, ἡ, shaping, bringing into shape, σχηματισμὸς καὶ μ. τῶν δένδρων [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Causis Plantarum” 3.7.4, compare 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 4.640, 2n
wooden house μόσσυν,ῡνος,ὁ, A. wooden houseortower, ξύλινοι μ. Aen.Tact. 33.3 ; ὁ βασιλεὺς [τῶν Μοσσυνοίκων] ὁ ἐν τῷ μόσσυνι X. An. 5.4.26 ;σὺν τοῖς μοσσύνοις(as if fromμόσσυνος, nisi leg.τοῖν μο
plant a sucker μοσχ-εύω, A. plant a sucker, Thphr. CP 1.2.1 , 3.5.1 , etc.;τὸ μεμοσχευμένονib. 3.5.3 , cf. Com.Adesp. 182 , PSI 5.499.7 (iii B.C.): metaph.,μ. τοὺς τοιούτους ἐν [τοῖς δικαστηρίοις] D
young shoot μόσχος(A),ὁ, A. young shootortwig,δίδη μόσχοισι λύγοισι(v.λύγος) Il. 11.105 , cf. Thphr. CP 5.9.1 ;ὁ μ. τῶν φύλλωνleaf-stalk, petiole, Dsc. 2.179 , cf. 4.15 , 34 .
calf μόσχος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for פַּר, also for שׁוֹר, עֵגֶל. etc. ;] __1. a young shoot or twig. __2. ὁ, ἡ, μ., offspring; __(a) of men; __(b) of animals; most frequently (as always in LX
bandage for keeping lint in place μοτο-φῠλάκιον[ᾰ],τό , A. bandage for keeping lint in place, Leonid. ap. Aët. 15.12 , Antyll. ap. Orib. 44.23.74 . 2. μ. φάρμακον applied by means of a bandage, Paul
singly μουνάξ,Adv., (μοῦνος) A. singly, ὀρχήσασθαι Od. 8.371 ;μ. κτεινομένων in single combat, 11.417 .
mosaic-worker μουσ-ιάριος,ὁ, A. mosaic-worker,μ. κεντητήςprob. in Edict.Diocl. 7.6 .
leader of the Muses Μουσᾱγέτᾱς,α,ὁ, Dor. forΜουσηγέτης(v. infr.), A. leader of the Muses, epith. of Apollo, Pi. Fr. 116 ; ὁ μ. καὶ ἀρχαγέτας τᾶς ποιητικᾶς θεός SIG 699.1 (Delph.,ii B. C.):—in Att.
musician μουσικός, -ή, -όν [in LXX: Gen.31:27, Eze.26:13 (שִׁיר), Dan LXX TH Dan.3:5 ff. (זְמָר), Sir.22:6, al. ;] skilled in the arts, esp. in music; as subst., ὁ μ., a minstrel, musician: Rev.18:2
write poetry μουσο-ποιέω, A. write poetry, c. acc. cogn., νόμων οὓς Θαμύρας μ. S. Fr. 245 (lyr.). II. sing of,τινας Ar. Nu. 334 .
making poetry, poet μουσο-ποιός,όν, A. making poetry, poet, of Hipponax, Theoc. Ep. 19 , cf. E. Tr. 1189 ;poetess, of Sappho, Hdt. 2.135 . II. singingorplaying, μ. μέριμνα E. Hipp. 1428 .
serving the Muses, poetic μουσο-πόλος,ον, A. serving the Muses, poetic, οἰκία Sapph. 136 (s. v.l.);μ. στοναχάatunefullament, E. Ph. 1499 (lyr.);χεῖρες, στέφανος, AP 9.270 (Marc. Arg.), 12.257 ( Mel