[μέγας. To think too great.]

3 sing. aor. μέγηρε Il. 23.865.

2 sing. subj. μεγήρῃς Od. 3.55.

Pple. μεγήρας Il. 13.563, Il. 15.473.

To be unwilling to give or allow, to grudge.

With acc. and dat. : μέγηρέ οἱ τό γʼ Ἀπόλλων Il. 23.865.

With dat. alone : Δαναοῖσι μεγήρας Il. 15.473.

With genit. indicating that in respect of which grudging takes place and dat. : τάων οὔ τοι ἐγὼ πρόσθʼ ἵσταμαι οὐδὲ μεγαίρω Il. 4.54.

With this genit. alone : βιότοιο μεγήρας (grudging him the taking of his foe's life) Il. 13.563.

With dat. and infin. indicating what is grudged : μηδὲ μεγήρῃς ἡμῖν τελευτῆσαι τάδε ἔργα Od. 3.55.

With prepositional clause and infin. : ἀμφὶ νεκροῖσι κατακαιέμεν οὔ τι μεγαίρω Il. 6.408.

With infin. and acc. of person concerned as subject of it : μνηστῆρας οὔ τι μεγαίρω ἔρδειν ἔργα βίαια (I say nothing against their doing so) Od. 2.235.

Without construction Od. 8.206.