increase in bulk, magnitude μεγεθ-ύνω, A. increase in bulk, magnitudeornumber, enlarge, Heliod. ap. Orib. 46.8.13 , Iamb Protr. 21 .ιζ':— Pass. , Cleom. 1.9 , Sor. 1.15 , 2.37 , Iamb. in Nic. p.11 P.
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increase in bulk, magnitude μεγεθ-ύνω, A. increase in bulk, magnitudeornumber, enlarge, Heliod. ap. Orib. 46.8.13 , Iamb Protr. 21 .ιζ':— Pass. , Cleom. 1.9 , Sor. 1.15 , 2.37 , Iamb. in Nic. p.11 P.
lying between as a boundary μεθόριος,α,ον(alsoος,ον Ph. (v. infr.)), (ὅρος) A. lying between as a boundary,γῆ μεθορία τῆς Ἀργείας καὶ Λακωνικῆςthebordercountrybetween. . , Th. 2.27 , 4.56 : neut. pl
boundary μεθόριος, α, ον (also ος, ον [[ 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus (see. below))] Refs 1st c.AD+], (ὅρος) lying between as a boundary, γῆ μεθορία τῆς Ἀργείας καὶ Λακωνικῆς the border country between..,
gentle, soothing μειλίχ-ιος,α,ον, alsoος,ον Plu. 2.370d , cf. Hsch. :— A. gentle, soothing, Hom. mostly of speech, μειλιχίοις ἐπέεσσι Il. 12.267 , al.; μ. μῦθος Od. 6.148 , cf. B. 10.90 : withou
receive as one's portion μείρομαι(A), Hes. Op. 578 (ἀπο-), imper. A. μείρεο Il. 9.616 ; elsewh. in Hom. and Hes. only3 sg. ἔμμορε(which is prob.aor.(v. infr. II) and was so understood by later Ep.
black-skinned, swarthy μελάγ-χροος,ον, contr. μελάγ-χρους,ουν, heterocl. nom. pl. A. μελάγχροες Hdt. 2.104 :—black-skinned, swarthy, of sunburnt persons, Hp. Epid. 6.2.19 , PPetr. 3pp.1,19 (iii
μελᾰνό-χροος , ον , = μελάγχροος , Od. 19.246 : heterocl. nom. pl. κύαμοι μελανόχροες Il. 13.589 : gen. sg. - χροος Nic. Th. 941 : acc. sg. - χροα Orph. L. 363 : contr. μελᾰνό-χρους PLond. 2.333.23 (i
care, attention μελέτ-η,ἡ, A. care, attention, Hes. Op. 412 , Epich. [284] : pl., Emp. 110.2 : c. gen. objecti,μ. πλεόνων care formany things, Hes. Op. 380 ;μελέτην τινὸς ἐχέμεν, = μελετᾶν, ἐπιμελεῖ
meditation μελέτ-η, ἡ, care, attention, [[ 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 412, 5th c.BC: Epicharmus Comicus [284]: _plural_, 5th c.BC: Empedocles Poeta Philosophus 110.2: with _genitiv
honied μελῐτό-εις,εσσα,εν, A. honied, i. e.sweet, delicious, εὐδία Pi. O. 1.98 . II. sweetened with honey,μελιτόεσσα(sc.μᾶζα),ἡ,honeycake, esp. used as a sacred offering, Hdt. 8.41 : Att. contr.
mṇ μέμονα, redupl.pf.(withpres.sense) of rootμεν-, weak formμᾰ- (fr. A. mṇ-), cogn. withμένος(cf. Il. 5.135 , 136 ),μαίνομαι:1 sg. μέμονα Il. 5.482 ;2 sg. μέμονας 9.247 , al.;3 sg. μέμονε, μέμο
might, force μένος,εος,τό, A. might, force, μή μ' ἀπογυιώσῃς μένεος, ἀλκῆς τε λάθωμαι Il. 6.265 ; μ. χειρῶν 5.506 (more freq. μ. καὶ χεῖρες 6.502 , al.); μ. καὶ γυῖα 6.27 . 2. of animals,str
divide, distribute μερίζω, Dor. μερῐδαρχ-ίσδω, Bion 2.31 : Att. fut.-ιῶ Pl. Prm. 131c :aor. A. ἐμέρισα Nicom.Com. 1.27 ; Dor. part. μερίξας Ti.Locr. 99d :pf. μεμέρικα D.H. Pomp. 4 :— Med
to divide μερίζω (μέρος), [in LXX chiefly for חָלַק ;] to divide; __(a) to divide into parts : metaphorically, pass., 1Co.7:34 (WH, R, ing.), 1Co.7:34 (Rec., R, txt.) ( reading and punctuation, see
to divide μερίζω, Doric dialect μερ-ίσδω, [[ 2nd c.BC: Bion Bucolicus 2.31 ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]: Attic dialect future -ιῶ [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Parmenides” 131c ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἐ
care for, be anxious about, meditate upon μεριμν-άω, A. care for, be anxious about, meditate upon,ἔργον μεριμνῶν ποῖον. . ; S. OT 1124 ; esp. of philosophers, τὰ <μὲν ἀ>φανῆ μ. Ar. Fr. 672 ; οἱ λεπ
to worry μεριμν-άω, care for, be anxious about, meditate upon, ἔργον μεριμνῶν ποῖον..; [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 1124 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially of philosophers, τὰ <μὲν ἀ
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
intercalate μεσεμβολ-έω, A. intercalatemean terms in a series, Nicom. Ar. 1.19 :— Pass. , Iamb. in Nic. p.85 P., Theol.Ar. 39 . II. Astrol.,interceptthe influence of a planet, Vett. Val. 102.10 , Ca
between rivers μεσο-ποτάμιος[ᾰ],α,ον , A. between rivers,αἱ μ.(sc.χῶραι) Str. 15.1.18 ;ἥδε ἡ μ.ib. 30 : esp. as pr. n.Μεσοποτᾰμία(sc.χώρα),ἡ,Mesopotamia, Plb. 5.44.6 , Str. 11.12.2 , etc.:—henceΜεσοπ
until μέσφᾰ,Adv., poet. forμέχρι, A. until, c. gen., μέσφ' ἠοῦς Il. 8.508 ;as far as, μ. αὐτῶν γονάτων Arat. 725 : c. acc., μ. τό γ' ἐχθές Theoc. 2.144 ; μ. τὰ πρυτανήϊα Call. Cer. 129 : with
turn about, turn round μετα-στρέφω,aor. Pass. -εστρέφθην Il. 8.258 , al., -εστράφην [ᾰ] Hdt. 3.121 , etc.:— A. turn about, turn round, τῶ κε Ποσειδάων . . αἶψα μεταστ ρέψειε νόον Il. 15.52 ; εἴ κ
to depart μεταβάλλω, future - βᾰλῶ [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 1568: ] Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist μετέβᾰλον:—throw into a different position, turn quickly or suddenly, Hom.only once, in t