mevnw, ME vNW, mevnw
ME vNW , Ion. impf. mevneskon : Ion. f. menevw , Att. menw` : aor. I e[meina : pf. memevnhka :—Lat. maneo, to stay stand fast, abide , in battle, Hom., Aesch.; m. kata; cwvran , of soldiers, Thuc.
2. to stay at home, stay where one is, not stir, Il.; m. ei[sw dovmwn Aesch.; katÆ oi\kon Eur., etc.:—but, m. ajpov tino" to stay away from, Il.
3.
to stay, tarry,
Hom., etc.
4.
of things,
to be lasting, remain, last, stand,
sthvlh mevnei e[mpedon
Il., etc.
5.
of condition,
to remain as one was,
of a maiden, Il.;
h] meivnwsin o{rkoi
if oaths
hold good,
Eur.;
m. ejpi; touvtwn
to remain contented
with . ., Dem.
6.
to abide by
an opinion, conviction, etc.,
ejpi; tw`/ ajlhqei`
Plat.
7.
impers. c. inf.,
it remains
for one to do,
ajnqrwvpoisi katqanei`n mevnei
Eur.
II.
trans.
to await, expect, wait for,
c. acc., Il.; so, like Lat.
manere hostem
,
Hom., etc.:—so, also c. acc. et inf.,
h\ mevnete Trw`a" scedo;n ejlqevmen
;
wait ye for
the Trojans to come nigh? Il.;
mevnon dÆ ejpi; e{speron ejlqei`n
they waited for
evenings coming on, Od.;
mevnw dÆ ajkou`sai
I wait,
i.e.
long,
to hear, Aesch.
Meridavrpax
Merid-avrpax , oJ , Bit-stealer, a mouse in Batr.
merivzw
merivzw , Dor. -ivsdw : f. Att. iw` :—Pass., aor. I ejmerivsqhn : pf. memevrismai : ( meriv" ):— to divide, distribute, Plat., etc.
II.
Med.,
merivzesqaiv ti
to divide among themselves,
Theocr., Dem.:—c. gen. rei,
to take part in,
Arist.
III.
Pass.
to be divided,
Xen.
2.
to be reckoned as part,
Dem.
mevrimna
mevrimna , hJ , care, thought, esp. anxious thought, solicitude, Hes., Trag.; m. tino" care for, Aesch., Soph.:— pl. cares, anxieties, Aesch., Ar.
II. the thought, mind, Aesch. (Deriv. uncertain.) Hence merimnavw
merimnavw
merimnavw , f. hvsw , to care for, be anxious about, think earnestly upon, scan minutely, Lat. meditari , Soph., Xen.; polla; m . to be cumbered with many cares, Xen.:—c. inf. to be careful to do, Dem. Hence merivmnhma
merivmnhma
merivmnhma , ato", tov , anxiety, Soph.; and merimnhthv"
merimnhthv"
merimnhthv" , ou`, oJ , one who is anxious about a thing, c. gen., Eur.
merimnotovko"
merimno-tovko" , on , ( tivktw ) mother of cares, Anth.
merimnofrontisthv"
merimno-frontisthv" , oJ , an anxious thinker, ‘minute philosopher,’ Ar.
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