mevsfa
mevsfa± , Adv., poët. for mevcri , until, c. gen., mevsfÆ hjou`" Il.; with Adv., m. ejcqev" till to-morrow, Theocr.
metav, MET vA, metav
MET vA , poët. metaiv , Aeol. and Dor. pedav (q.v.):—Prep. with gen., dat., and acc.
A.
WITH GEN.
in the midst of, among
a number,
metÆ a[llwn eJtaivrwn
Od.;
pollw`n meta; douvlwn
Aesch.
II.
in common, along with,
meta; Boiwtw`n ejmavconto
Il.;
m. xummavcwn kinduneuvein
Thuc.;
metav tino" pavscein, sth`nai
Aesch., Soph. III.
with, by means of,
iJketeuvein meta; dakruvwn
Plat.;
metÆ ajreth`" prwteuvein
Xen.:—as a periphr. for Adverbs,
oJsivw" kai; metÆ ajlhqeiva"
Plat.
B.
WITH DAT.
, only poët., mostly Ep.,
1.
properly of persons,
among, in company with,
meta; tritavtoisin a[nassen
in
or
among
the third generation Nestor reigned, Il.
2. of things, meta; nhusiv, ajstravsi among, in the midst of, Hom.; meta; pnoih`/" ajnevmoio in company with the winds, as swift as they, Id.
3.
between,
meta; cersi;n e[cein
to hold
between,
i.e.
in,
the hands, Il.;
meta; fresivn
Ib.
II.
to complete a number,
with, besides,
pevmpto" meta; toi`sin
a fifth
with them, Hom.;—N. B.,
metav
is never used with dat. sing., unless of collective Nouns,
meta; stratw`/
Il.
C.
WITH ACCUS.
,
I.
of motion,
into the middle of coming among
a number,
meta; fu`la qew`n
Hom.;
meta; lao;n jAcaiw`n
Il.
II.
in pursuit
or
quest of,
bh`nai meta; Nevstora
Ib.; in hostile sense.
bh`nai metav tina
to go
after,
pursue him, Ib.;—also,
bh`nai meta; patro;" ajkouhvn
to go
in search of
news of thy father, Od.;
povlemon mevta qwrhvssonto
they were arming
for
the battle, Il.
III.
of mere sequence or succession,
1.
of Place,
after, next after, behind,
laoi; e{ponqÆ wJsei; meta; ktivlon e{speto mh`la
as sheep follow
after
the bell-wether, Il.
2. of Time, after, next to, meqÆ {Ektora povtmo" eJtoi`mo" after Hector thy death is at the door, Ib.; meta; tau`ta thereupon, thereafter, Att.; meqÆ hJmevran in the course of the day, Hdt.
3.
of Worth, Rank,
next to, next after,
following a Sup.,
kavllisto" ajnh;r metÆ ajmuvmona Phleivwna
Il.
IV.
after, according to,
meta; so;n kai; ejmo;n kh`r
as
you and I
wish,
Ib.;
metÆ u[lmon
by the line of
the furrow, Ib.
V. generally, among, between, as with dat., meta; pavnta" a[risto" best among all, Il.; meta; cei`ra" e[cein Hdt.
D.
absol. as
ADV.
among them, with them,
Il.
II.
and then, next afterwards, thereafter,
Hom., Hdt.
E.
mevta
for
mevtesti
, Od., etc.
F.
IN
C
OMPOS.
:
I.
of
community
or
participation,
as
metadivdwmi, metevcw
, c. gen. rei.
2.
of action
in common with
another, as
metadaivnumai
, c. dat. pers.
II.
of
an interval,
as
metaivcmion
.
III.
of
succession,
as
metadovrpio"
.
IV.
of
pursuit,
as
metevrcomai
.
V.
of
letting go,
as
meqivhmi
.
VI.
after, behind,
as
metavfrenon
.
VII.
back again, reversely,
as
metatrevpw, metastrevfw
.
VIII.
most often of
change
of place, condition, plan, etc., as
metabaivnw, metabouleuvw
, etc.
metabaivnw