striking one's mother μητρ-ᾰλοίας,ου,ὁ, (ἀλοιάω) A. striking one's mother: hence,matricide, A. Eu. 153 (lyr.), 210 , Lys. 10.8 , Pl. Phd. 114a , etc.:—also writtenμητρολῴαςorμητρ-λώας, 1 Ep.Ti. 1.9 ,
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striking one's mother μητρ-ᾰλοίας,ου,ὁ, (ἀλοιάω) A. striking one's mother: hence,matricide, A. Eu. 153 (lyr.), 210 , Lys. 10.8 , Pl. Phd. 114a , etc.:—also writtenμητρολῴαςorμητρ-λώας, 1 Ep.Ti. 1.9 ,
instrument for opening the womb, Hermes μητρ-ανοίκτης,ου,ὁ, A. instrument for opening the womb, Hermes 38.282 .
syringe for injections into the womb μητρ-εγχύτης[ῠ],ου,ὁ , A. syringe for injections into the womb, Antyll. ap. Orib. 10.28.1 , Sor. 2.41 , Gal. 10.328 .
matricide μητρολῴας (Rec. -αλῴας, in cl., -αλοίας, see B1., § 3, 3; 6, 2), -ου, ὁ (μήτρρ + ἀλοιάω, to smite) __(a) a matricide: 1Ti.1:9 (AV, R, txt., but see infr.); __(b) a smiter of his mother: 1
matricide μητρ-ᾰλοίας, ου, ὁ, (ἀλοιάω) striking one's mother: hence, matricide, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 153 (Lyric poetry), 210, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 10.8, 5th-6th c.BC: Pl
one guilty of such incest μητρο-γάμος[ᾰ],ὁ , A. one guilty of such incest, Arg.Man.post Max. p.98 L.
incestuous person μητρο-κοίτης,ου,ὁ, A. incestuous person, Hippon. 14 .
bastard μητρό-ξενος( Dor. ματρό- Hsch. ),ὁ, A. bastard, Poll. 3.21 .—Rhod. word, acc. to Sch. E. Alc. 989 .
mother's father, grandfather μητρο-πάτωρ[ᾰ],ορος,ὁ , A. mother's father, grandfather, Il. 11.224 , Hdt. 1.75 , 3.51 , etc.
citizen of a μητρο-πολίτης[ῑ],ου,ὁ , A. citizen of a μητρόπολις, Aristodem. 17.1 : in Egypt, PRyl. 216 (ii/iii A. D.). 2. citizen of Metropolis, CIG 4472.4 (Laodicea ad mare). II. metropolitan bis
matricide μητρο-ρραίστης,ου ὁ, A. matricide, Suid.
one who marries his stepmother μητρυι-ογάμος[ᾰ],ὁ , A. one who marries his stepmother, Arg. Man. post Max. p.98 L.
stepfather μητρυι-ός,ὁ, A. stepfather, Theopomp. Com. 12 , Hyp. Fr. 140 .
maternal uncle μήτρως, Dor. ματρ-,ὁ, gen.ωοςandω JRS 16.58 (Eumeneia) ( Att. acc. to Suid. ), acc.ωαandων; pl. always of the third declen.:— A. maternal uncle, Il. 2.662 , 16.717 , Hdt. 4.80 , etc.
celebration of the festival of Cybele μητρῳσμός, Dor. ματρ-,ὁ, (μητρῴζω) A. celebration of the festival of Cybele, Phint. ap. Stob. 4.23.61 , 61a (both pl.).
engineer μηχᾰν-άριος,ὁ, A. engineer, esp. for irrigation machines, BGU 325.7 (iii A. D.):—writtenμηχᾰν-άρις, Sammelb. 5124.147 (ii A. D.);μηκαν<άρ>ιος, ib. 6915 .
contriver μηχᾰν-εύς,έως,ὁ, A. contriver, epith. of Zeus at Argos, Paus. 2.22.2 ; cf.Μαχανεύς.
deviser of engines of war μηχᾰν-ητής,οῦ,ὁ, A. deviser of engines of war, of Artemon, Sch. Ar. Ach. 850 .
contriver, μηχᾰν-ιώτης,ου,ὁ, A. contriver, h.Merc. 436 .
architect μηχᾰν-ουργός,ὁ, A. architect, τοῦ δόμου APl. 5.382 .
engineer μηχᾰν-άριος, ὁ, engineer, especially for irrigation machines, [[ “BGU” 325.7 (3rd c.AD)] Refs 3rd c.AD+]:—written μηχᾰν-άρις, [[ “Sammelb.” 5124.147 (2nd c.AD)] Refs 2nd c.AD+]; μηκαν[άρ]ιος
writer on military engineering μηχᾰνο-γράφος,ὁ, A. writer on military engineering, Tz. H. 2.152 .
inventing artifices μηχᾰνο-δίφης[ῑ],ου,ὁ,(διφάω) A. inventing artificesormachines, Ar. Pax 790 .
maker of engines μηχᾰνο-ποιός,ὁ, A. maker of enginesormachines, engineer, Pl. Grg. 512b , X. Cyr. 6.1.22 , Ostr.Bodl. i 304 (ii B. C.), Sallust. 8 . 2. machinistof the theatre, Ar. Pax 174 , Fr. 18