womb μήτρα, __AIonic dialect μήτρη, ἡ, (μήτηρ) womb, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “προρρητικόν” 2.24, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.108 (uncertain reading), 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Ti
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womb μήτρα, __AIonic dialect μήτρη, ἡ, (μήτηρ) womb, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “προρρητικόν” 2.24, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.108 (uncertain reading), 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Ti
stepmother μητρυι-ά, Dor. ματρ-,ᾶς, Ion. μητρυιή,ῆς,ἡ, Aeol. ματροία IG 12(2).257.6 (Lesbos):— A. stepmother, Il. 13.697 , Pi. P. 4.162 , E. Alc. 305 , Pl. Lg. 930b , etc. 2. metaph., from the p
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
to stain μιαίνω [in LXX chiefly for טָמֵא ;] __1. to dye or stain. __2. to stain, defile, soil; __(a) in physical sense; __(b) in moral sense : Tit.1:15, Heb.12:15, Ju 8; __(with) in ritual sens
small μικρός, -ά, -όν [in LXX chiefly for קָטָן, מָעַט ;] small, little; __1. of persons; __(a) lit., of stature: Mrk.15:40 (MM, iii, xvi; on the view that age is meant, see Deiss., BS, 144), Luk.
stay, stand fast μίμνω,ἔμιμνον, Poet. redupl.pres.andimpf.ofμένω; Ep. dat. pl.part. A. μιμνόντεσσι Il. 2.296 ; later Ep. impf. μίμνασκον Orph. L. 108 :—stay, stand fast, in battle, Il. 13.713
him, her, it μιν [ῐ], A. him, her, it, Ep. and Ion. acc. sg. of the3rd pers.Pron. (v.ἵ) in all genders,= Dor. νιν(q. v.), both forms in codd. Pi. (μιν N. 5.38 , Pae. 2.73 , al.), and in B. (μινonl
lessen, curtail μῐνῠ́θ-ω, onlypres.and Ion. impf. μινύθεσκον, A. lessen, curtail, Ζεὺς δ' ἀρετὴν ἄνδρεσσιν ὀφέλλει τε μινύθει τε Il. 20.242 , cf. 15.492 , 493 , Hes. Op. 6 . 2. diminish in number
meeting of glens, meeting of the waters μισγάγκεια,ἡ, (μίσγω, ἄγκος) A. meeting of glens, meeting of the waters, ὡς δ' ὅτε . . ποταμοὶ . . ἐς μισγάγκειαν συμβάλλετον . . ὕδωρ Il. 4.453 : metaph., G
price agreed on in hiring, contract-price μίσθ-ωμα,ατος,τό, A. price agreed on in hiring, contract-price, Hdt. 2.180 , etc.: pl., IG 12.347.43 , al.(v B.C.), 22.334.28 (iv B.C.); a courtesan'sprice,
hired μισθ-ωτός,ή,όν, A. hired, ἐπίκουροι Hdt. 3.45 , Pl. R. 419 ; ἄνθρωποι Phld. Mus. p.67 K. II. Subst.,hireling, hired servant, Ar. Av. 1152 , Pl. Lg. 918b , IG 22.1672.28 , Ev.Marc. 1.20 , e
work μισθαρν-έω,pf. A. μεμισθάρνηκα Aeschin. 1.154 :—workorserve for hire, ὅσοι μισθαρνοῦντες ἤνυσαν τάδε S. Ant. 302 , cf. Hp. Ep. 11 , Pl. R. 346b , D. 18.49 ; τῶν βαναύσων καὶ μισθαρνούντων
rented home μίσθ-ωμα, ατος, τό, price agreed on in hiring, contract-price, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.180, etc.: _plural_, “IG” 12.347.43, +others (5th c.BC), 22.334.28 (4th c.BC)] Refs 5th
hired worker μισθ-ωτός, ή, όν, hired, ἐπίκουροι [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.45, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 419; ἄνθρωποι 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Mus.
μνάομαι , contr. μνῶμαι , used by Hom. sts. (only in Od. ) in the contr. forms μνᾶται, μνώμεθα, μνῶνται, μνάσθω, μνᾶσθαι, μνώμενος ; cf. impf. μνᾶτο Hes. Fr. 96.1 : sts. in these contr. forms lengthd.
to remember μνάομαι, contraction μνῶμαι, used by [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus sometimes (only in 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey”) in the _contraction_ forms μνᾶται, μνώμεθα, μνῶνται, μνάσθω
remembrance, recollection, heed μνῆστις, Dor. and Aeol. μνᾶστ-,ιος,ἡ, A. remembrance, recollection, heed, οὐδέ τις ἡμῖν δόρπου μνῆστις ἔην Od. 13.280 ; ἔστι παρέντων μνᾶστιν ἐπιθέσθαι Alcm. 64 ;
guide of fate μοιρ-ᾱγέτης,ου, Ion. μοιρ-ηγέτης,εω, Dor. μοιρ-ᾱγέτας,α,ὁ, A. guide of fate, of Zeus, as presiding over theΜοῖραι, IG 12.80.12 , Paus. 5.15.5 , 8.37.1 ; of Apollo, Id. 10.24.4 ; δαίμο
lead μόλυβδος, ὁ (ἡ, see infr. III. 2), lead, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Simonides Lyricus 64 (uncertain), 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.56, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.93, “IG” 12.371.12,22.1666.30,
to live alone μον-άζω, to be alone, [[ Anthologia Graeca 5.65 (2nd-3rd c.AD: Rufinus Epigrammaticus)] Refs 2nd c.AD+]; live in solitude, στρουθίον μονάζον ἐπὶ δώματι [[ LXX.Psa.101(102).7, compare 4t
with but one leg μονό-κωλος, Ion. μουνό-,ον, A. with but one leg, of a fabulous race of men, Plin. HN 7.23 , Gell. 9.4 . 2. with one stem, ἄπιος Thphr. CP 2.15.5 ; φύλλον Id. HP 9.18.8 (dub.).
with one face μονο-πρόσωπος,ον, A. with one face, Artem. 2.37 ;adorned with one face, σκάφιον IG 11(4).1308 (Delos,ii B.C.). 2. with only one frontdecorated, PSI 5.547.29 (iii B.C.). II. with on
unique μονογενής, -ές (μόνος, γένος), [in LXX: Jdg.11:34, Psa.22:20 25:16 35:17 (יָחִיד), Tob.3:15 6:10, 14 8:17, Wis.7:22, Bar.4:16 * ;] only, only begotten (DCG, ii, 281), of sons and daughters :
bad condition μοχθ-ηρία,ἡ, A. bad condition, σκήνεος Democr. 187 ; σώματος Pl. R. 609e . 2. of a person,lack of skill, incapacity, τοῦ ἰατροῦ Antipho 4.2.4 ; τῶν κυβερνητῶν Pl. Plt. 302a .