verily, truly μήν, Dor. ( Epich. 78 , etc.), Aeol. ( Sapph. Supp. 23.5 , etc.), and old Ep. μάν(in Hom.always folld. by a vowel exc. Il. 5.895 , 765 , whereasμήνis folld. by a consonant exc. in Il. 1
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verily, truly μήν, Dor. ( Epich. 78 , etc.), Aeol. ( Sapph. Supp. 23.5 , etc.), and old Ep. μάν(in Hom.always folld. by a vowel exc. Il. 5.895 , 765 , whereasμήνis folld. by a consonant exc. in Il. 1
make by art, construct, build μηχᾰν-άομαι,fut.-ήσομαι A. Th. 1043 , Pl. Lg. 965e :aor. ἐμηχανησάμηνib. 904b , etc.:pf. μεμηχάνημαι(v. infr. B): used by Hom. only in Ep. forms, A. μηχανάασθε Od. 20
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
wage μισθός, ὁ, hire, μισθῷ ἔπι ῥητῷ for fixed wages, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 21.445 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]; μισθοῖο τέλος the end of our hired service,[[ [prev. work] 450; μισθὸς.. εἰρ
remember past injuries, bear malice μνησῐκᾰκ-έω, A. remember past injuries, bear malice, Hdt. 8.29 , Ar. Lys. 590 , Pl. 1146 , etc.; πόλλ' ἂν ἐχόντων - κακῆσαί τισι τῶν πραχθέντων D. 18.96 ; esp. i
to resent μνησῐκᾰκ-έω, remember past injuries, bear malice, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.29, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lysistrata” 590, “Pl.” 1146, etc.; πόλλ᾽ ἂν ἐχόντων - κακῆσαί τ
blame, reproof μομφή,ἡ, poet. form ofμέμψις(also in Pl. Ep. 323b ), A. blame, reproof, Pi. N. 8.39 ; μομφῆς ἄτερ τέθνηκεν A. Th. 1015 ;cause of complaint, μομφὰν ἔχειν τινί Pi. I. 4(3).36 ;ἕν σοι
complaint μομφή, ἡ, poetry form of μέμψις (also in [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Epistulae” 323b)] Refs 5th c.BC+], blame, reproof, [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 8.39; μομφῆς ἄτερ τέθνηκεν
anything sanctioned by current νόμ-ισμα,ατος,τό, A. anything sanctioned by currentorestablished usage, custom, Ἑλληνικὸν ν. A. Th. 269 , cf. E. IT 1471 ;institution, οὐδὲν γὰρ ἀνθρώποισιν οἷον ἄρ
coin νόμ-ισμα, ατος, τό, anything sanctioned by current or established usage, custom, Ἑλληνικὸν ν. [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 269, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus
pity, have pity upon, οἰκτ-ίρω [ῑ](in codd. freq.-ειρ-,but-ῑρ-in early Inscrr., IG 12.971 , 976 , 982 ,v.sub fin. ; cf.κατοικτίρω):impf. ᾤκτ̔ἐιρον Stesich. 18 :fut. A. οἰκτῐρῶ A. Fr. 199.6 (-ερεῖ
to have compassion Included with: οἰκτ-ίρω [ῑ] (in codices frequently -ειρ-, but -ῑρ- in early Inscrr., [[ “IG” 12.971,976,982] Refs], see entry near the end; compare κατοικτίρω): imperfect ᾤκτ (ε) ι
divine law, ὁσί-α, Ion. ὁσίη,ἡ, (fem. ofὅσιος) A. divine law, οὐδ' ὁσίη κακὰ ῥάπτειν ἀλλήλοισιν it isagainstthe law of God and natureto . . , Od. 16.423 , cf. 22.412 , Pi. P. 9.36 , Call. Aet. 3.1.5
as great as, how great ὅσος, Ep. ὅσσος,η,ον, both forms in Hom. and Hes. ;ὅσσοςalso in A. Pers. 864 (lyr.); and in many dialects, e. g. Lesb., Alc. Oxy. 1788 Fr. 15 ii 18 (ὄσσος), Arg., IG 4.748.5 (
just as/how much ὅσος, Epic dialect ὅσσος, η, ον, both forms in [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus and 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus ] Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὅσσος also in [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Per
become a debtor ὀφλισκάνω, S. Ant. 470 , E. Alc. 1093 , Pl. Tht. 161e :impf. A. ὠφλίσκανον D. 30.2 :fut. ὀφλήσω S. OT 511 (lyr.), E. Hec. 327 , Ar. Pax 172 , Pl. Phd. 117a :pf. ὤφληκα Ar. Nu.
childish play, pastime, amusement παιδ-ιά,ᾶς,ἡ, (παίζω) A. childish play, pastime, amusement, opp.σπουδή, X. Smp. 1.1 ; ἔν τε παιδιαῖς καὶ ἐν σπουδαῖς Pl. Lg. 647d , cf. Arist. EN 1176b9 (pl.);π. μ
following closely, interrelation παρᾰκολούθ-ησις,εως,ἡ, A. following closely, interrelation, τοῦ αἰτίου καὶ οὗ αἴτιον Arist. APo. 99a30 . 2. κατὰ -ησινasan incidental result, Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.336
ibo παρέρχομαι(the other moods of thepres., and theimpf.(παρήρχοντοis found in Alciphr. Fr. 6.15 ), as also thefut., are borrowed fromπάρειμι(εῖμι A. ibo), cf.ἔρχομαι) :aor. παρῆλθον,inf. -ελθεῖν, mo
to pass by παρέρχομαι (the other moods of the present, and the imperfect (παρήρχοντο is found in [[ 4th c.AD: Alciphro Epistolographus “fragment” 6.15), as also the ] Refs 4th c.AD+]future, are borro
having many tones, πολῠ́φων-ος,ον, A. having many tones, ὄρνιθες Arist. PA 660a34 ; κίττα Plu. 2.973c , etc.: neut. pl. asAdv., πολύφωνα κρῶξαι Arat. 1002 . 2. having many voices, Βοιωτία ἕν
prosecution of business, diligent study, πραγμᾰτ-εία, Ion. πρηγμᾰτίη, poet.πραγμᾰτίη Man. 1.38 :ἡ:— A. prosecution of business, diligent study, Isoc. 1.44 , 5.7 , Pl. Cra. 408a , al.; πόνων πολλῶν
affairs πραγμᾰτ-εία, Ionic dialectπρηγμᾰτίη, poetry πραγμᾰτίη [[ 4th c.AD(?): Manetho Astrologus 1.38 ] Refs 4th c.AD+]: ἡ:— prosecution of business, diligent study, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator
putting forward, προβολ-ή,ἡ, (προβάλλω) A. putting forward,esp. of a weapon for defence,τὰ δόρατα εἰς προβολὴν καθιέναιto bring the spears tothe rest,couch them, X. An. 6.5.25 (nisi leg.προσβολήν) ̓;