measure μέτρον, τό, that by which anything is measured: __1 measure, rule, μέτρ᾽ ἐν χερσὶν ἔχοντες [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 12.422; ἐν μέτροισι ταμὼν δόνακας “hymnus ad Mercurium”
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measure μέτρον, τό, that by which anything is measured: __1 measure, rule, μέτρ᾽ ἐν χερσὶν ἔχοντες [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 12.422; ἐν μέτροισι ταμὼν δόνακας “hymnus ad Mercurium”
disclose what is secret, reveal μην-ύω(v. fin.), Dor. μᾱν- B. Fr. 10 , SIG 417.7 (Delph.,iii B. C.):fut.-ύσω Hdt. 2.121 .γ', etc.:aor. A. ἐμήνῡσα h.Merc. 264 , And. 1.26 , etc.:pf. μεμήνῡκαib.
to disclose μην-ύω (see. near the end), Doric dialect μᾱν- [[ 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus “fragment” 10, “SIG” 417.7 (Delph., 3rd c.BC)] Refs 5th c.BC+]: future -ύσω [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historic
court, seek in marriage μνηστ-εύω, Dor. μναστ-,aor. ἐμνήστευσα:pf. A. μεμνήστευκα D.S. 18.23 :— Med. ,fut. μνηστεύσομαι Palaeph. 29 :pf. μεμνήστευμαι Luc. (v. infr.), in Pass. sense, Ev.Luc
to betroth μνηστ-εύω, Doric dialect μναστ-, aorist ἐμνήστευσα: perfect μεμνήστευκα [[ 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 18.23 ] Refs 1st c.BC+]:—middle, future μνηστεύσομαι [[ 4th c.AD: Palaephat
to roar μῡκάομαι, future -ήσομαι [[“Anthologia Graeca” 9.730 (Demetrius Astrologus Bith.), 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Phal.” 1.11] Refs 2nd c.AD+]: aorist ἐμῡκησάμην [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes C
low, bellow μῡκάομαι,fut.-ήσομαι AP 9.730 ( Demetr. Bith.), Luc. Phal. 1.11 :aor. A. ἐμῡκησάμην Ar. Nu. 292 , Theoc. 16.37 : used by Hom. once inpres. part., Od. 10.413 , elsewh. in Ep. aor. μύκ
close, be shut μύω,fut. μύσω [ῠ] Lyc. 988 :aor. ἔμυσα, Ep. 3 pl. μύσαν:pf. μέμῡκα: [ῡinpres., Call. Dian. 95 , Nic. Fr. 74.56 :ῠinaor., Il. 24.637 , S. Ant. 421 , E. Med. 1183 , exc. in later writers
snow, νείφω,fut. νείψωEpic. ap. Plu. 2.949b :aor. ἔνειψα(κατ-) Ar. Ach. 138 :— Pass. (v. infr.),aor. ἐνείφθην(κατ-) D.H. 12.8 :— A. snow,sts. person.,ὅτε ὤρετο Ζεὺς νειφέμεν( Ep. inf.) Il. 12.280 ;
wooded district Νεμέα, Ion. νεκῠο-έη, Ep. νεκῠο-είη( Hes. Th. 329 , Epic.Alex.Adesp. 8.1 ),ἡ, (νέμος) A. wooded districtbetween Argos and Corinth, Pi. O. 9.87 : freq. in locativeΝεμέᾳ,ib. 7.82 , et
νέμω , fut. νεμῶ S. Aj. 513 , ( ἀπο- ) Pl. Phlb. 65b , later νεμήσω Longus 2.23 : aor. ἔνειμα, Ep. νεῖμα Il. 3.274 : pf. νενέμηκα ( δια- ) X. Cyr. 4.5.45 :— Med. , νέμομαι, fut. νεμοῦμαι Th. 4.64 , D.
to feed νέμω, future νεμῶ [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 513, (ἀπο-) 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Philebus” 65b, later νεμήσω 3rd c.AD(?): Longus Scriptor Eroticus 2.23: ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
νέος , νέα, Ion. νέη, νέον ; Ion. νεῖος (q.v.): [fem. νέας as monosyll., A. Th. 327 (lyr.); contr. fem. νῆ Xenoph. 42 (= Ar. Fr. 9 ), Eugaeon (?) 1 ]: young, youthful (of children, youths, and of men
new νέος, νέα, Ionic dialect νέη, νέον; Ionic dialect νεῖος (which see): [feminine νέας as monosyllable, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 327 (Lyric poetry)] Refs 4th c.BC+]
Excerpta e libris Herodiani νο-έω, Aeol. νόημι(q.v.): Ep. aor. 1 A. νόησα Il. 8.91 ; Ion. ἔνωσα(ἐν-) Hdt. 1.86 :pf. νενόηκα, Ion. νένωκα(ἐν-) Id. 3.6 ; imper.νενόηθιHilgardExcerpta e libris H
to understand νο-έω, Aeolic dialect νόημι (which see): Epic dialect aorist 1 νόησα [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 8.91 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]; Ionic dialect ἔνωσα (ἐν-) [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus
wooden ξῠλ-ῐνος, η, ον, of wood, wooden, τεῖχος [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 3.38 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; δόμος, οἰκίαι, [[ 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus 3.49, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.108,
make ὁδοποι-έω,impf. A. ὡδοποίουν X. An. 4.8.8 :plpf.with double redupl. ὡδοπεποιήκεσαν Arr. An. 1.26.1 :pf. part. Pass. ὡδοποιημένος X. HG 5.4.39 , OGI 175.10 (ii B. C.)(in X. An. 5.3.1 co
to open a way ὁδοποι-έω, imperfect ὡδοποίουν [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 4.8.8 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: pluperfect with double reduplicate ὡδοπεποιήκεσαν [[ 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicu
painful, ὀδῠν-ηρός, Dor. ὀδῠν-ᾱρός,ά,όν, A. painful, ἕλκος Pi. P. 2.91 , cf. Ar. Ach. 231 ; -ότατα πάθη Pl. Grg. 525c ; -ότατον τραῦμα Jul. Gal. 160d .Adv. -ρῶς Arist. HA 609b25 : Comp. -
grievous ὀδῠν-ηρός, Doric dialect ὀδῠν-ᾱρός, ά, όν, painful, ἕλκος [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 2.91, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 231; -ότατα πάθη 5th-6th c.BC: Pla
strange, foreign, ὀθνεῖος,α,ον, alsoος,ον E. Alc. 532 :— A. strange, foreign, Democr. 60 , 80 , E. Alc. l.c., 646 , 810 , Parth. in PLit.Lond. 64.6 ; joined withἀλλότριος, Pl. R. 470b , 470c ; opp
world οἰκουμένη, -ης, ἡ (fern. Pres. pass. ptcp. of οἰκέω; sc. γῆ) [in LXX chiefly for תֵּבֵל, אֶרֶץ ;] the inhabited earth; __(a) in cl., the countries occupied by Greeks, as disting. from barbari
such as οἷος, οἵα, Ionic dialect οἵη, οἷον, (ὅς) such as, of what sort, relative and indirect interrogative pronoun, correlative to direct interrogative ποῖος, indefinite ποιός, demonstrative τοῖος: