mevmyi" , ew", hJ , ( mevmfomai ) blame, censure, reproof, m. ejpifevrein tiniv Ar.; e[cein m . to incur blame, Eur.
2. act. cause for complaint, Aesch., Soph.
mevn
mevn , Particle, used to shew that the word or clause with which it stands answers to a following word or clause, which is introduced by dev . Generally, mevn and dev may be rendered on the one hand, on the other hand, or as well. . , as, while or whereas, but it is often necessary to leave mevn untranslated.
2. mevn is not always answered by dev , but by other equiv. Particles, as ajllav, ajtavr or aujtavr, au\, au\qi", au\te ; also prw`ton mevn, ei\ta Soph.; prw`ton mevn, e[peita Id.; prw`ton mevn, meta; tou`to Xen.
3. the answering clause with dev is sometimes left to be supplied, wJ" me;n levgousi as indeed they say, (but
as I believe not), Eur.; this isolated mevn is often a Pron., ejgw; me;n oujk oi\da I for my part, (whatever others may say), Xen.; ou|to" mevn Plat.
4. mevn was orig. the same as mhvn , and like it is used in protestations, kaiv moi o[mosson, h\ mevn moi ajrhvxein and swear to me, that surely thou wilt assist me, Il.
II.
mevn
before other Particles:
me;n a[ra, mevn rJa
accordingly, and so,
Hom., etc.
2.
mevn ge
, used much like
gou`n
,
at all events, at any rate,
Ar., etc.
3.
me;n dhv
to express certainty, Soph., etc.
4.
me;n ou\n
or
menou`n
, a strengthd. form of
ou\n
,
so then,
Id.; in replies, it affirms strongly,
pavnu me;n ou\n
Plat., etc.; also it corrects a statement,
nay rather,
like Lat.
imo, imo vero
,
mou pro;" th;n kefalh;n ajpoyw`
wipe your nose on my head, Answ.
ejmou` me;n ou\n
. . ,
nay
on mine, Ar., etc.;
me;n ou\n dhv
Soph.:—so in N.T.,
menou`nge
, to
begin
a sentence,
yea rather,
Lat.
quin imo
.
5.
mevn toi
or
mevntoi
,
a.
conjunctive,
yet, but however, nevertheless, tamen, vero,
Aesch., etc.
b.
Adverbial,
of course, certainly,
Plat., etc.; with an imperat., to enforce the command,
touti; mevntoi su; fulavttou
only
take heed. . , Ar.; strengthd.
mevntoi ge
Xen.:—in narrative, etc., to add something,
kai; fulavxasqai mevntoi
. . , and
of course
to take care. . , Id.
menaivcmh"
men-aivcmh" , ou , Dor. -aivcma" , a, oJ , ( aijcmhv ) abiding the spear, staunch in battle, Anth.
meneaivnw
meneaivnw , only in pres., ( mevno" ) to desire earnestly or eagerly, to be bent on doing, c. inf., Hom.; also, c. gen., m. mavch" to long for battle, Hes.
II. absol. to be angry, rage, Hom.; but, kteinovmeno" menevaine he struggled as he was dying, Il.
menevgch"
men-evgch" , e" , ( e[gco" ) = menaivcmh" , Anth.
menedhvio"
mene-dhvio" , on , standing against the enemy, staunch, steadfast, Il.; Dor. -davi>o" , Anth.
Menevlao"
Menev-la<Eth>o" , oJ , pr. n. Withstanding-men, Hom.: Att. Menevlew" , gen. ew , Trag.; Dor. dat. Menevla/ , Pind., acc. Menevlan Eur.
meneptovlemo"
mene-ptovlemo" , on , staunch in battle, steadfast, Il.