skilled in midwifery μαι-ευτικός,ή,όν, A. skilled in midwifery, ib. 151c ;ἡ μαιευτικὴ τέχνηorἡ -κήalone, artof delivery, Id. Plt. 268b ; esp. metaph. of the Socratic method of eliciting from others w
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skilled in midwifery μαι-ευτικός,ή,όν, A. skilled in midwifery, ib. 151c ;ἡ μαιευτικὴ τέχνηorἡ -κήalone, artof delivery, Id. Plt. 268b ; esp. metaph. of the Socratic method of eliciting from others w
raving, frenzied μαινόλης,ου,ὁ, A. raving, frenzied, μαινόλᾳ θύμῳ Sapph. 1.18 ; a name of Dionysus, Ph. 1.351 , Corn. ND 30 :—fem.μαινόλις, not found in gen., B. Scol.Oxy. 11 ; διάνοιαν μαινόλιν A
seek after, seek for μαίομαι, Aeol. μαίομαιandμάομαι [ᾰ](v. infr.):fut. A. μάσσομαι Il. 9.394 ( Aristarch. , recte):aor.I, V.ἐπιμαίομαι:—seek after, seek for,γυναῖκαIl.l.c.;κευθμῶνας ἀνὰ σπέος se
bless, deem μᾰκᾰρ-ίζω, Att. fut.-ιῶ Ar. V. 429 :— A. bless, deemorpronounce happy, congratulate,τινα Od. 15.538 , Pi. N. 11.11 , Hdt. 7.45 , S. OT 1196 (lyr.), Antipho 2.4.4 , E. Ba. 911 (lyr.), e
long-lived μακρό-βῐος,ον, (βίος) A. long-lived, Hp. Aër. 4 , Arist. Rh. 1361b33 , Apollod. 2.1.5 ; of plants, Thphr. HP 4.13.1 (henceμακρόβιον,τό, -ἀείζωον τὸ μικρόνprob. cj. in Ps.- Dsc. 4.89 ): C
long-lived μακρό-βῐος, ον, (βίος) long-lived, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Aër.” 4, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1361b33, 2nd c.AD: Apollodorus Damascenus Mechanicus 2.1.5 ] Ref
to be softened μᾰλᾰκ-ίζομαι,fut. A. μαλακισθήσομαι D.C. 38.18 :aor. ἐμαλακίσθην Th. 2.42 , al., Pl. Sph. 267a , D. 24.175 : less freq. in med. formἐμαλακισάμην, X. Ap. 33 , Cyr. 4.2.21 :—to be
sickness μαλακία -ας, ἡ (μαλακός), [in LXX chiefly for חֳלִי Deu.7:15 28:61, Isa.38:9 53:3, al. ;] __1. prop., softness, effeminacy (Hdt., Thuc., al). __2. In NT, as in LXX, = ἀσθένεια, weakness, s
be infirm μᾰλᾰκ-ίζομαι, future μαλακισθήσομαι [[ 2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 38.18 ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]: aorist ἐμαλακίσθην [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.42, +others, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato
fierce, raging μᾰλερός,ά,όν, A. fierce, raging, in Hom. always epith. of fire, Il. 9.242 , 20.316 , 21.375 , cf. Hes. Sc. 18 ; πυρὸς μαλερὰ γνάθος A. Oh. 325 (lyr.): metaph . .fiery, glowing, ἀοιδα
with the bolt shot μάνδᾰλ-ος,ὁ, A. = βάλανος 11.4 , Zeno Med. ap. Erot. s.v. ἄμβην , Artem. 2.10 :—henceμανδᾰλ-όω, Hsch. s.v. τυλαρώσας ;μανδᾰλ-ωτός,ή,όν,with the bolt shot, -τόν: εἶδος φιλήματος,
oracle μαντ-εῖον, Ion. and Ep. μαντ-ήϊον,τό, A. oracle, i.e., I. oracular response, mostly in pl., μαντήϊα Τειρεσίαο Od. 12.272 , cf. Hes. Fr. 134.9 , Hdt. 2.174 , Pl. Ap. 33c : sg., Hdt. 2.111 ,
oracular, prophetic μαντ-εῖος,α,ον, alsoος,ον E. Ion 130 (lyr.); Ion. μαντ-ήϊος,η,ον:—poet. forμαντικός, A. oracular, prophetic,βωμός, μυχός, Pi. O. 6.5 , P. 5.69 , etc.; στέφη A. Ag. 1265 ;ἕδραE
an oracle μαντ-εῖον, Ionic dialect and Epic dialect μαντ-ήϊον, τό, oracle, i.e., __I oracular response, mostly in plural, μαντήϊα Τειρεσίαο [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 12.272, comp
overgrown with fennel Μᾰρᾰθών,ῶνος,ὁ, alsoἡ, Pi. O. 13.110 : (μάραθον):—Marathon, so called from its being A. overgrown with fennel( Str. 3.4.9 ), Od. 7.80 , Hdt. 1.62 , etc.:Μαραθῶνι at M., Ar. Eq.
raging μαργ-άω, (μάργος) only inpart. μαργῶν A. raging, esp. in battle, A. Th. 380 ; οἱ μαργῶντες S. Fr. 842 ; φόνου μαργῶντος E. HF 1005 ; μαργῶσαν χέρα Id. Hec. 1128 ; [ ἵπποι] μαργῶσαι φρένα
a money bag Included with: μάρσιππος, ὁ, bag, pouch, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 4.3.11, “PPetr.” 3p.257 (3rd c.BC), “PSI” 4.427.1, +others (3rd c.BC), “PCair.Zen.” 69.14 (3rd c.B
bag, pouch μάρσιππος,ὁ, A. bag, pouch, X. An. 4.3.11 , PPetr. 3p.257 (iii B.C.), PSI 4.427.1 , al.(iii B.C.), PCair.Zen. 69.14 (iii B.C.), LXX Ge. 42.27 , al.,f.l. in D.S. 20.41 ;poultice, Sor. 2.
a bag μάρσιππος, ὁ, bag, pouch, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 4.3.11, “PPetr.” 3p.257 (3rd c.BC), “PSI” 4.427.1, +others (3rd c.BC), “PCair.Zen.” 69.14 (3rd c.BC), LXX.Gen.42.27, +o
testimony μαρτυρία, -ας, ἡ (μαρτυρέω), [in LXX: Gen.31:47 R (גַּלְעֵד), Exo.20:16, Deu.5:20 (17), Pro.25:18, Psa.19:7 (עֵד, עֵדוּת), Pro.12:19, Sir.31:23-24, 4Ma.6:32 * ;] witness, testimony, eviden
girth passing round the horse behind his shoulders μασχαλ-ιστήρ,ῆρος,ὁ, A. girth passing round the horse behind his shouldersand fastened to the yoke by theλέπαδνον, Poll. 1.147 , Hsch. II. generall
seek, search μᾰτεύ-ω,fut.-σω Il. 14.110 :aor. A. ἐμάτευσα Pi. O. 5.24 :—=μαστεύω, abs.,seek, search,ἐγγὺς ἀνήρ, οὐ δηθὰ ματεύσομενIl.l.c.; οἴκοθεν μάτευε Pi. N. 3.31 , cf. S. OC 211 (lyr.). 2.
me ἐγώ, I: pronoun of the first person:—Epic dialect mostly ἐγών before vowels (so in Doric dialect, before consonants, [[ 5th c.BC: Epicharmus Comicus 85, 5th c.BC: Sophron Comicus 81, 5th-6th c.BC:
regard as too great μεγαίρω,aor. ἐμέγηρα, (fromμέγας, cf.γεραίρωfromγεραρός(γέρας) prop. A. regard as too great: hence, I. grudgeone a thingas too greatfor him, μέγηρε γάρ οἱ τό γ' Ἀπόλλων Il. 23.8