melanteichv"
melan-teichv" , ev" , ( tei`co" ) black-walled, Pind.
melavntero"
melavntero" , a, on , Comp. of mevla" .
melanthriva
melanthriva , hJ , a black dye, Luc.
melantraghv"
melan-tra±ghv" , ev" , black when eaten, Anth.
melavnudro"
melavn-udro" , on , with black water, krhvnh melavnudro" of water which looks black from its depth, Il., Od.
melavnw
melavnw , ( mevla" ) intr. to grow black, Il.
mevla", ME vLA S, mevla"
ME vLA-S , mevlaina, mevla±n ; gen. mevla±no", melaivnh", mevlano" , etc.: (cf. tavla" , the only word like it in form): Ep. dat. meivlani :— black, swart, Hom., etc.; mevlan u{dwr of water drawn from a deep well (cf. melavnudro" ), Od.
II.
black, dark, murky,
e{spero", nuvx
Hom., etc.
III.
metaph.
black, dark,
qavnato", Khvr
, the origin of the metaphor being seen in such phrases as
mevlan nevfo" qanavtoio
, Hom.
2.
dark, obscure,
Anth.
IV.
Comp.
melavntero", a, on
,
blacker, very black,
Il.; cf.
hju?te
.
V.
mevlan, tov
, v. sub voc.
mevlasma
mevlasma , ato", tov , ( mevla" ) anything black, m. grammotovkon a black lead pencil, Anth.
mevldomai, ME vLDOMAI
ME vLDOMAI , Pass., only in pres., to melt, levbh" knivshn meldovmeno" a pot filled with melting fat, Il.
mevle
mevle , Ep. for e[mele , 3 sing. impf. of mevlw .
mevle
mevle , and w\/ mevle , only in voc., w\ mevle , dear!good friend! Ar. (Deriv. uncertain.)
meledaivnw
meledaivnw , ( mevlw ) to care for, be cumbered about a thing, c. gen., Theogn., Theocr.
2.
c. acc.
to tend, attend to,
Hdt., Theocr.
3.
c. inf.,
gh`mai ouj meledaivnei
cares
not to marry, Theogn.
melevdhma