stain, defilement μί-ασμα[ῐ],ατος,τό,(μιαίνω) A. stain, defilement, esp. by murder or other crime,taint of guilt, A. Eu. 169 (lyr.), 281 , etc.; οὐκ ἔστι γῆρας τοῦδε τοῦ μ. Id. Th. 682 ; μ. φεύγων
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stain, defilement μί-ασμα[ῐ],ατος,τό,(μιαίνω) A. stain, defilement, esp. by murder or other crime,taint of guilt, A. Eu. 169 (lyr.), 281 , etc.; οὐκ ἔστι γῆρας τοῦδε τοῦ μ. Id. Th. 682 ; μ. φεύγων
defilement μί-ασμα [ῐ], ατος, τό, (μιαίνω) stain, defilement, especially by murder or other crime, taint of guilt, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 169 (Lyric poetry), 281, etc.; οὐκ ἔ
mixed, blent with μίγα [ῐ],Adv. A. mixed, blent with, κωκυτῷ Pi. P. 4.113 ; μ. θηλυτέρῃσιν A.R. 4.1345 ;μ. τῷδε σὺν ἀνδρί togetherwith . . , Epigr.Gr. 386 (Apamea Cibotus).
citizen of a petty state μικρο-πολίτης[ῑ],ου,ὁ , A. citizen of a petty state, Ar. Eq. 817 , X. HG 2.2.10 , Aeschin. 2.120 , D.Chr. 34.46 .
hare-soup μίμαρκυς[ῐ],ἡ , A. hare-souporjugged hare, with the blood of the animal in it, Ar. Ach. 1112 , Pherecr. 221 , Diph. 1 .
a short time μίνυνθ-ᾰ [ῐ],Adv. A. a short time, in Hom. mostly in phrase, μ. περ οὔ τι μάλα δήν Il. 1.416 , Od. 22.473 ;μ. δέ οἱ γένεθ' ὁρμήbutshort-livedwas his effort, Il. 4.466 ; οὐ πολλὸν ἐπὶ χ
half μίσευμα [ῐ], ατος, τό, ={ἡμίσευμα}, [[ “Supp.epigram” 2.705.29 (Perga, perhaps 1st c.AD). ] Refs 1st c.AD+]
citizen-hater μῑσο-πολίτης[ῑ],ου,ὁ , A. citizen-hater, Ptol. Tetr. 159 .
thread of the warp μίτος[ῐ],ὁ , A. thread of the warp, Il. 23.762 , AP 6.174 (Antip.), Sor. 1.80 ;ἀγαθὶς μίτου, of Ariadne'sclue, Pherecyd. 148 J. , cf. Vett. Val. 276.33 , Procop.Gaz. Ecphr. p.158
with girded tunic μιτρο-χίτων[ῐ],ωνος,ὁ,ἡ , A. with girded tunic, Ath. 12.523d .
hornless μίτῠλος [ῐ]orμύτῐλος[ῠ],η,ον (Hdn.Gr. 1.162 , 2.927 ), A. hornless, αἴξ Theoc. 8.86 . II. μίτυλον: ἔσχατον, νήπιον(Laced.), Hsch.
funeral μνημ-ᾰτίτης λόγος [ῑ], A. funeraloration, Choerob. in An.Ox. 2.169 , Eust. 1673.45 .
begotten in adultery μοιχ-ίδιος[ῐ],α,ον ,=sq., Ael. NA 12.16 . II. begotten in adultery, Hecat. 369 J. , Hdt. 1.137 , Hyp. Fr. 42 , Ph. 1.598 , Luc. DDeor. 22.1 .
greedy fellow μολοβρ-ίτης[ῑ] ὗς,=foreg., Hippon. 77 . -ός,ὁ, A. greedy fellow, applied to a beggar, Od. 17.219 , 18.26 , cf. Lyc. 775 : also asAdj.,μολοβρὴ κεφαλήthe head of a plantthat rests upon th
wearing only the tunic μονο-χίτων[ῐ],ωνος,ὁ,ἡ , A. wearing only the tunic, Pythaen. 6 , Arist. Ath. 25.3 , Plb. 14.11.2 , D.S. 17.35 , Plu. Sull. 25 , Luc. Sat. 11 . II. with a single coat, of veins
young shoot, sucker μοσχ-ίδιον[ῐ],τό , Dim. of μόσχος(A), A. young shoot, suckerorlayer, συκίδων Ar. Ach. 996 , Ael. Ep. 4 .
dear to the Muses μουσο-φίλητος[ῐ],ον , A. dear to the Muses, Corinn. 23 .
sweet wine μῠρ-ίνης [ῐ](sc.οἶνος),ὁ, also writtenμυρρίνης, A. sweet wine, Diph. 17.10 , Posidipp. 34 , Ael. VH 12.31 : prob. wine flavoured withμύρον, Philippid. 39 .
hero of myriad contests μῡρίαθλος [ῐ], poet.μῡρῐᾰγωγ-άεθλος[ᾰ],ον , A. hero of myriad contests, Orac. ap. D.Chr. 31.97 .
tamarisk μῠρίκ-η[on the quantityv.infr.],ἡ, A. tamarisk(in Greece,Tamarix tetrandra; in Egypt,Tamarix articulata),θῆκεν ἀνὰ μυρίκην [ῐ] Il. 10.466 ;μυρίκης ἐριθηλέας ὄζουςib. 467 ; δόρυ . . κεκλιμένο
numberless, countless, infinite μῡρίος[ῐ],α, ον(ος,ον APl. 4.40 ( Crin. )), A. numberless, countless, infinite, prop. of Number, and commonly in pl., as mostly in Hom. , Il. 2.468 , al.: also in sg.
stone of the colour of myrtle-juice μυρρίτης[ῑ],ου,ὁ,(μύρρα) A. stone of the colour of myrtle-juice, Plin. HN 37.174 .
myrtle, Myrtus communis μυρσῐ́ν-η [ῐ], Att. μυρρίνη IG 12.313.150 , 22.949.18 , 1235.14 , Thphr. HP 1.14.4 , etc.:ἡ:— A. myrtle, Myrtus communis, Archil. 29 , Lysipp. 9 , Alex. 98.25 , Arist. HA 62
a myrtle tree μυρσῐν-η [ῐ], Attic dialect μυρρίνη [[ “IG” 12.313.150, 22.949.18, 1235.14, 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 1.14.4, etc.] Refs 4th c.BC+]: ἡ:— myrtle, Myrtus