share, portion μέρος,εος,τό, (μείρομαι) first in h.Cer. 399 (v. infr. IV), h.Merc. 53 (v. infr. II. 2 ):— A. share, portion, Pi. O. 8.77 , Hdt. 1.145 , Berl.Sitzb. 1927.167 (Cyrene), etc.; μέρος ἔχον
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share, portion μέρος,εος,τό, (μείρομαι) first in h.Cer. 399 (v. infr. IV), h.Merc. 53 (v. infr. II. 2 ):— A. share, portion, Pi. O. 8.77 , Hdt. 1.145 , Berl.Sitzb. 1927.167 (Cyrene), etc.; μέρος ἔχον
part μέρος, εος, τό, (μείρομαι) first in [[ “hymnus ad Cererem” 399 (see. infr. IV), “hymnus ad Mercurium” 53 (see. infr. II. 2)] Refs]:— share, portion, [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 8.77, 5th
able to pass from one place to another μετα-βᾰτικός,ή,όν, A. able to pass from one place to another, τὸ μ. ἀφ' ἑτέρου εἰς ἕτερον Placit. 4.8.6 ;μ. κίνησιςmotioninvolving change of place, ib. 4.6.1
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
being the joint cause of, accessory to μεταίτιος,ον, alsoα,ον A. Ch. 100 , S. Tr. 447 : c. gen. rei, A. being the joint cause of, accessory to, τοῦ φόνου Hdt. 2.100 , 4.202 , cf. A. Ch. 134 ;τοῦ π
learn differently μεταμανθάνω,fut.- A. μᾰθήσομαι Paus. 4.34.8 , Luc. Herm. 84 :—learn differently,μ. γλῶσσαν unlearn onelanguageand learnanotherinstead, Hdt. 1.57 , cf. Paus. l. c.;μ. ὕμνον learn
in the midst μεταξύ(late formμετοξύ PLond. 2.177.11 (i A.D.), etc.),Adv., (μετά, ξύν) prop. A. in the midst: hence, I. asAdv., 1. of Place,betwixt, between, once in Hom. , Il. 1.156 , cf. h.Merc.
between/meanwhile μεταξύ (late form μετοξύ [[ “PLond.” 2.177.11 (1st c.AD), etc.)] Refs 1st c.AD+], adverb, (μετά, ξύν) properly in the midst: hence, __I as adverb, __I.1 of Place, betwixt, between
to change μετα-στρέφω, aorist passive -εστρέφθην [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 8.258, +others, -εστράφην [ᾰ] 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.121, etc.] Refs 8th c.BC+]:— turn about, tur
carry across, transfer μεταφέρω,fut. A. μετοίσω S. Ph. 962 :aor. μετήνεγκα D. 18.108 ,part.-ενεγκώνib. 225 :pf. μετενήνοχα Pl. Criti. 113a , and Pass. -ενήνεγμαι Id. Prt. 339a :—carry acros
to carry μεταφέρω, future μετοίσω [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 962 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist μετήνεγκα [[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.108 ] Refs 4th c.BC+], participle -ενεγκών [
come μετέρχομαι, Aeol. and Dor. πεδέρχομαι, Pi. N. 7.74 , Theoc. 29.25 :fut. A. μετελεύσομαι Il. 6.280 (in Att. theimpf.andfut.are borrowed fromμέτειμι, q. v.):—comeorgo among, c. dat. pl., Od. 1
to pass between the ranks μετέρχομαι, Aeolic dialect and Doric dialect πεδέρχομαι, [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 7.74, 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 29.25 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: future μετελε
within measure, moderate μέτριος,α,ον, alsoος,ον Pl. Ti. 59d ; Aeol. μέτερρος Lyr.Adesp. 66 (but A. μέτριος Sapph. Oxy. 1231.5 ): (μέτρον):—within measure, moderate, and so, I. of Size,μ. ἄνδρ
moderately Included with: μέτριος, α, ον, also ος, ον [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 59d ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; Aeolic dialect μέτερρος [[ “Lyrica Adespota” 66] Refs] (but μέτριος [[ 7th-6t
not μή, subjective negative particle, used where the negation depends on a condition or hypothesis, expressed or understood, as distinct from οὐ, which denies absolutely. μή is used where one thinks
fear μὴ οὐis used of an apprehended neg.: I. with finite forms of the Verb, after Verbs expressingfearorapprehension(cf. μή B. 8 ): a. mostly withsubj., δείδω μὴ οὔ τίς τοι ὑπόσχηται τόδε ἔργον I
isn't it? μὴ οὐ is used of an apprehended negative: __I with finite forms of the Verb, after Verbs expressing fear or apprehension [[compare (μή 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus 8): ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
isn't it? μὴ οὐκ, see: μή, III. μή, subjective negative particle, used where the negation depends on a condition or hypothesis, expressed or understood, as distinct from οὐ, which denies absolutely
isn't it? Included with: μὴ οὐ is used of an apprehended negative: __I with finite forms of the Verb, after Verbs expressing fear or apprehension [[compare (μή 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus 8): ] Ref
lengthen, prolong μηκύν-ω, Dor. μᾱκ- Pi. (v. infr.):fut.- A. ῠνῶ Th. 4.17 , Ion. -ῠνέω Hdt. 2.35 :aor. ἐμήκῡνα Id. 3.60 :— Med. ,v.infr. 7 :— Pass. ,pf. μεμήκυσμαι Phld. (v. infr.), Eust.
to grow μηκύν-ω, Doric dialect μᾱκ- [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus (see. below)] Refs 5th c.BC+]: future - ῠνῶ [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.17 ] Refs 5th c.BC+], Ionic dialect -ῠνέω [[ 5th c.B
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
certainly μήν, Doric dialect [[(5th c.BC: Epicharmus Comicus 78, etc.)] Refs 5th c.BC+], Aeolic dialect [[(7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica “Papyrus fragments” in E. Diehl, 23.5, etc.)] Refs 7th c.BC+], a