2. metaph. wanton, luxuriant, insolent, Aesch. Hence maclosuvnh
maclosuvnh
maclosuvnh , hJ , lewdness, lust, wantonness, Il., Hdt.mavcomai, MA vCOMAI
MA vCOMAI »a±1/4 , Ion. macevomai , Dep.; Ion.pres. opt. macevoito macevointo ; Ion. part. maceovmeno" Ep. maceiovmeno", maceouvmeno" :—Ion. impf. macevsketo :—f. macevsomai , Att. macou`mai , Ep. 3 pl. macevontai ; Ep. machvsomai ; Dor. machseu`mai : aor. I ejmacesavmhn , Ep. inf. machvsasqai :— to fight, Hom., etc.; c. dat. pers. to fight with, i.e. against, one, Id., etc.; m. ajntiva and ejnantivon tinov" Il.; ejpiv tini, prov" tina Ib.; but, m. suvn tini with the sanction, under the auspices of a deity, Od., Xen.; kata; sfeva" macevontai will fight by themselves, Il.; kaqÆ e{na m . to fight one against one, in single combat, Hdt.:— to; mhvpw memachmevnon the force that had not yet come into action, Thuc.II.
generally,
to quarrel, wrangle, dispute
with one,
to oppose, gainsay,
tini
Il., Plat.
III.
to contend for the mastery
in games,
pu;x mavcesqai
Il.;
pagkravtion m
. Ar.
macomevnw"
macomevnw" , Adv. pres. part. pugnaciously, Strab.mavy, MA vY
MA vY , Adv. in vain, idly, fruitlessly, Il.; ma;y ojmovsai to swear lightly, i.e. without meaning to perform, Ib.II. vainly, idly, foolishly, thoughtlessly, ma;y au[tw" Hom.; mavy, ajta;r ouj kata; kovsmon Id.
mayau`rai
may-au`rai , w`n, aiJ , ( au[ra ) random breezes, squalls, gusts or flaws of wind, Hes.mayivdio"
mayivdio" , on , ( mavy ) vain, false, Eur., Theocr.: useless, worthless, Anth.:—Adv. mayidivw" , = mavy , Hom.mayilovgo"
mayiØ-lovgo" , on , ( levgw ) idly talking, m. oijwnoiv birds whose cries convey no sure omen, h. Hom.mayitovko"
mayiØ-tovko" , on , ( tekei`n ) bringing forth in vain, Anth.mayulavka"
may-uØlavka<Eth>" , ou, oJ , ( uJlavw, uJlakhv ) idly barking, i.e. repeating a thing again and again, Pind.mavw, u]MA vW
* MA vW , found only in pf. mevmaa with pres. sense, 3 pl. memavasi ; and in syncop. forms, dual mevma±ton , pl. mevma±men ; 3 sing. imperat. memavtw ; 3 pl. plqpf. mevma±san ; part. mema±wv" memaui`a , gen. mema<Eth>ovto" , Ep. also mema±w`to" :— to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire, c. inf., Hom., etc.: c. gen. to long for, be eager for: —often also with an Adv., ph` mevmaton ; whither so fast? Il.; provssw memaui`ai pressing forward, Ib.; absol.
in part., e[bh memawv" he strode on hastily, eagerly, Ib.; ejn pevtra/ memawv" , of a fisher, expectant, Theocr.
2.
to be bent on
doing,
to purpose,
memavasin au\qi mevnein
Il., etc.
II.
Med. in Dor. inf.
mw`sqai
, part.
mwvmeno"
:—
to seek after, covet,
c. acc., Theogn., etc.; c. inf. or absol., Aesch.