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
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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
limb μέλος,εος,τό, A. limb, in early writers always in pl., Il. 7.131 , Pi. N. 1.47 , etc. (κατὰ μέλοςis corrupt forκατὰ μέροςin h.Merc. 419 );μελέων ἔντοσθεwithin mybodily frame, A. Pers. 991 (lyr.)
member μέλος, εος, τό, limb, in early writers always in plural, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 7.131, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 1.47, etc. (κατὰ μέλος is corrupt for κατὰ μέρος in “
stay, wait μένω, Ep. inf. A. μενέμεν Il. 5.486 ; Arc. pres. part. μίνονσαι Schwyzer 657.49 (Tegea,iv B.C.); Ep. , Ion. impf. μένεσκον Il. 19.42 , Hdt. 4.42 : Ep. , Ion. fut. μενέω Il.
to stay μένω, Epic dialect infinitive μενέμεν [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 5.486; 4th c.AD(?): Arcadius Grammaticus ] Refs 8th c.BC+] present participle μίνονσαι [[ “Schwyzer” 657.49 (T
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
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
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
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
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
hardly μόλῐς, adverb, post-[[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus synonym of μόγις] Refs 8th c.BC+], prevailing in Trag., Comedy texts, and Attic dialect prose, though in [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus and
only just μόλῐς,Adv., post- Hom. synonym ofμόγις, prevailing in Trag., Com., and Att. prose, though in Pl. and later proseμόγιςwas preferred (in A. the Laur. Ms. gives each form twice, the same Ms. of
especially μάλιστα, see: μάλα. μάλα adv., [in LXX for אֲבָל, 3Ki.1:43, Dan LXX 10:21, al.; compar. for מ, Num.13:32 (31), al.; μᾶλλον ἠ (מ), Gen.19:9, al.; superlat., 2Ma.8:7, 4Ma.4:22 12:9 15:4 ;]
more μάλα adv., [in LXX for אֲבָל, 3Ki.1:43, Dan LXX 10:21, al.; compar. for מ, Num.13:32 (31), al.; μᾶλλον ἠ (מ), Gen.19:9, al.; superlat., 2Ma.8:7, 4Ma.4:22 12:9 15:4 ;] __I. Pos., very, very much
more: rather μάλα adv., [in LXX for אֲבָל, 3Ki.1:43, Dan LXX 10:21, al.; compar. for מ, Num.13:32 (31), al.; μᾶλλον ἠ (מ), Gen.19:9, al.; superlat., 2Ma.8:7, 4Ma.4:22 12:9 15:4 ;] __I. Pos., very, v
midst μέσος, -η, -ον [in LXX chiefly for תָּוֶךְ ;] middle, in the middle or midst; __1. prop., as an adj.: Luk.23:45, Jhn.19:18, Act.1:18; with genitive pl., Luk.22:55, Jhn.1:26; genitive temp. (B
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
apple μῆλον(B),τό, Dor. and Aeol. μᾶλον, A. appleor (generally) anytreefruit, Il. 9.542 , Od. 7.120 , Hes. Th. 215 , 335 (whereas in Id.Op.onlyμῆλον(A) is found), Hdt. 1.195 , 2.92 , 7.41 ; χνοῦς ὥσ
cheeks μῆλον, τό, __BDoric dialect and Aeolic dialect μᾶλον, apple or (generally) any treefruit, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 9.542, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 7.120, 8t
a stable μόνῐμος, ον, also η, ον [[“Anthologia Graeca” 12.224 (2nd c.AD: Strato Epigrammaticus)] Refs 2nd c.AD+]: (μονή, μένω):— staying in one's place, stable, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ
guardian, ruler μεδέων,οντος,ὁ, (μέδω) participialSubst., A. guardian, ruler, Hom. (only in Il. ), always of Zeus, as connected with special places,Ἴδηθεν μεδέων rulingfrom Ida, Il. 3.276 , etc.; Δωδ
indeed, of a truth μέν, Particle, used partly to express certainty on the part of the speaker or writer; partly, and more commonly, to point out that the word or clause with which it stands is correla