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make mild, soothe, treat kindly μειλίσσω,fut.-ξω A.R. 4.416 : Ep. aor. Med. A. μειλίξατο Id. 1.650 : —make mild, soothe, treat kindly,τινα Theoc. 16.28 ; esp.appease, propitiate: rarely c. gen
have too little, to be poor μειονεκτ-έω, (ἔχω) A. have too little, to be poor,σὺν τῷ γενναίῳ μ., opp.σὺν τῷ ἀδίκῳ πλέον ἔχειν, X. Ages. 4.5 ;come short,μ. εἰ μή. . Id. Cyr. 8.6.23 , cf. Mem. 3.14.6 ;
lessen, diminish μειόω, (μείων) A. lessen, diminish, opp.αὔξω, Phld. Oec. p.21 J. ( Pass. ); μ. τὸ χωρίον Plb. 9.20.3 ;μ. τὸν ὁπλισμὸν τοῖς θώραξιν diminishthe armourbythe breast-pieces, D.H. 4.16
the black μελαινίς,ίδος,ἡ, A. the black, a name of Aphrodite at Corinth, Ath. 13.588c . II. a bivalvesea-shell, used as a drinking-cup, Sophr. 101 , Herod. 1.79 ; = πελωρίς , Xenocr. ap. Orib. 2.58.
grow black μελάν-ω, intr., A. grow black, only in Il. 7.64 Ζεφύροιο ἐχεύατο πόντον ἔπι φρίξ . . , μελάνει δέ τε πόντος ὑπ' αὐτῆς(sc.τῆς φρικός), cf. Arist. Pr. 934a15 ; but Aristarch. readπόντονin t
black μέλᾱς (μέλᾰς [[ 3rd c.BC: Rhianus Epicus 58, where μέγας is corrupt for μέλας), μέλαινα, μέλᾰν] Refs 3rd c.BC+]; genitive μέλᾰνος, μελαίνης, μέλᾰνος, etc.; Epic dialect dative μείλανι (for the
black, dark μέλᾱς( A. μέλᾰς Rhian. 58 , whereμέγαςis corrupt forμέλας), μέλαινα, μέλᾰν; gen.μέλᾰνος, μελαίνης, μέλᾰνος, etc.; Ep. dat.μείλανι(metri gr.) Il. 24.79 : Aeol. nom.μέλαις, fromΜέλανς, C
my friend μέλε(B), Att. voc., used as a familiar address to both sexes,ὦ μ. A. my friend! Ar. Eq. 671 , Nu. 33 , 1192 , V. 1400 , Pax 137 , Ec. 120 , 133 ; νὴ Δία, ὦ μ. Pl. Tht. 178e ;τί κόπτεις, ὦ
to be an object of care μέλω, Med. μέλομαι, used in both voices, either in neut. sense, A. to be an object of careorthought, or in act. sense,care for, take an interest in. A. pres. μέλω:impf. ἔμελ
to concern μέλω, middle μέλομαι, used in both voices, either in neuter sense, to be an object of care or thought, or in active sense, care for, take an interest in. __A present μέλω: imperfect ἔμελο
part, portion μερ-ίς,ίδος,ἡ, (μέρος) A. part, portion, Pl. Sph. 266a , etc.; κρεῶν Pherecr. 45 (lyr.), D. 43.82 , cf. Thphr. Char. 30.4 , LXX Ge. 43.34 , Plu. Ages. 17 , Hippoloch. ap. Ath. 4.130d
partial μερῐκ-ός,ή,όν, A. partial, ἔκλειψις Cleom. 2.6 , al.;minutely subdivided,ἐν τοῖς μερικωτέροις [κλίμασι] Id. 1.11 . II. particular, individual, special, Aristipp. ap. D.L. 2.87 , Demetr.Lac
care for, be anxious about, meditate upon μεριμν-άω, A. care for, be anxious about, meditate upon,ἔργον μεριμνῶν ποῖον. . ; S. OT 1124 ; esp. of philosophers, τὰ <μὲν ἀ>φανῆ μ. Ar. Fr. 672 ; οἱ λεπ
to worry μεριμν-άω, care for, be anxious about, meditate upon, ἔργον μεριμνῶν ποῖον..; [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 1124 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially of philosophers, τὰ <μὲν ἀ
part μερ-ίς, ίδος, ἡ, (μέρος) part, portion, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Sophista” 266a, etc.; κρεῶν 5th c.BC: Pherecrates Comicus 45 (Lyric poetry), 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 43.82, compa
act as arbiter μεσῑτ-εύω, A. act as arbiterormediator, J. AJ 16.4.3 , BGU 709.18 (ii A. D.), Babr. 39.2 , etc.;τισι BGU 906.7 (i A. D.), etc.; μ. ὅρκῳ Ep.Hebr. 6.17 ;act as go-between, τῇ Πασιφά
to guarantee μεσῑτ-εύω, act as arbiter or mediator, [[ 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Antiquitates Judaicae” 16.4.3, “BGU” 709.18 (2nd c.AD), 2nd c.AD: Babrius Fabularum Scriptor 39.2, etc.] Refs 1st
mediator μεσῑτ-ης, ου, ὁ, mediator, umpire, arbitrator, [[ PLille 28.11 (3rd c.BC), 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 28.17.8 (_plural_), NT.Gal.3.19, etc.; τῶν ὁμολογιῶν 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Histo
to be in μεσόω, (μέσος) A. to be inorat the middle, τόδ' ἴσθι, μηδέπω μεσοῦν κακόν A. Pers. 435 ; ἐν ἀρχῇ πῆμα κοὐδέπω μεσσῖ E. Med. 60 ; ἐπειδὴ τὸ δρᾶμα ἤδη μεσοίη Ar. Ra. 924 ; esp. of Time,μ
be in the middle μεσόω, (μέσος) to be in or at the middle, τόδ᾽ ἴσθι, μηδέπω μεσοῦν κακόν [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 435; ἐν ἀρχῇ πῆμα κοὐδέπω μεσσῖ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Me
moving over, shifting μετά-βᾰσις,εως,ἡ, A. moving over, shifting, e.g. of the body in walking, from one leg to the other, Hp. Mochl. 20 ;change of position, Epicur. Ep. 1p.16U. : pl., ib. p.17 U. 2.
change μετά-πτωσις,εως,ἡ, A. change, Pl. Lg. 895b , etc.; τῶν πραγμάτων Arist. MM 1207b12 ; τὸ κατὰ μετάπτωσιν ἐνόχλημα Epicur. Fr. 154 ; ὁ βίος ἀδήλους τὰς μ. ἔχει Men. Mon. 581 ; εἰς ἄλληλα
removing, removal μετά-στᾰσις, εως,ἡ, (μεθίστημι) A. removing, removal, πόνων S. Ichn. 217 ; κακοῦ And. 2.8 ;μετάστασινἴσχεινadmit ofremoval, of disease, Hp. Aph. 5.7 . 2. Rhet.,removal of the s
run after μεταθέω,fut.-θεύσομαι, A. run after, X. Cyn. 6.22 ;pursue,τινα Jul. Or. 5.177b ; [τινὰ] ταῖς ἐπιθυμίαιςby working on his desires, Clearch. 37 : freq. metaph., ὥσπερ αἱ σκύλακες εὖ μεταθεῖς