M m, mu` , tov :—indecl., twelfth letter in the Gr. alphabet: as numerals, mV = 40, but Ëm = 40,000.
I.
m
is the labial liquid, corresponding to
b
:
II.
changes:
1.
Aeol. and Lacon. into
p
, as
pedav
for
metav
.
2.
Att. and Dor. into
n
, as
nin
for
min
;; so Lat.
ne, num
=
mhv, mw`n
.
3.
m
is doubled, a. poët. in compds., as
a[mmoro", filommeidhv"
; and after the augm., as
e[llabon
.
b.
Aeol., as
a[mme" u[mme" ejmmiv
, for
hJmei`" uJmei`" eijmiv
.
4.
m
is added,
a.
at the beginning of a word, as
i[a miva, o[sco" movsco"
.
b.
in the middle of a word to facilitate pronunciation, as
o[mbrimo" o[brimo", tuvmpanon tuvpanon
, etc., esp. after redupl., as
pivmplhmi
for
pivplhmi
; after
a-
privat., as
a[mbroto", a[broto"
.
mÆ
mÆ apostr. for me .
II. rarely for moi , Hom.
mav
mav »a±1/4 , a Particle used in strong protestations and oaths, followed by acc. of the deity or thing appealed to; in itself neither affirmative nor negative, but made so by prefixing naiv or ouj , or by the context:—thus,
I. nai; ma; . . , in affirmation, nai; ma; tovde skh`ptron yea by this sceptre, Il.; nai; ma; Diva, nai; ma; to;n Diva Ar., Plat.
II.
ouj ma;
. . ,
in negation,
ouj ma; Zh`na
, nay,
by. . , Il.;
ou[ toi ma; tou;" dwvdeka qeouv"
Ar.
III.
in Att.
mav
is often used alone, mostly in negat. sense
ma; to;n Poseidw`
Eur.:—
in answers,
when the negation is expressed in the question,
oujk au\ mÆ ejavsei"
; Answ.
ma; Di[
(sc.
oujk ejavsw
) Ar.
IV. the name of the deity was often suppressed, nai; ma; tovn, ouj ma; tovn Plat.
ma`
ma` , shortd. Dor. form for mavthr, ma` ga` for mh`ter gh` , Aesch.; ma`, povqen a{nqrwpo" ; Theocr.
magavdion
magavdion , tov , Dim. of magav" , Luc.
mavgadi"
mavga±di" , hJ , gen. magavdido" , dat. magavdei or magavdi> ; acc. mavgadin :— the magadis, a kind of harp, with twenty strings, Comici. (A foreign word.)
ma gav", MA GA vS
M ØAGA vS , avdo"»a±1/4, hJ , the brdige of the cithara, Lat. pons .
maggavneuma
maggavneuma , ato", tov , a piece of jugglery; in pl. juggleries, deceptions, Plat. From magganeuvw
magganeuvw