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  "headword": "μειόω",
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          "definition": "<i>lessen, diminish,</i> opp. αὔξω, Phld. Oec. p.21 J. ( Pass.); μ. τὸ χωρίον Plb. 9.20.3; μ. τὸν ὁπλισμὸν τοῖς θώραξιν <i>diminish</i> the armour <i>by</i> the breast-pieces, D.H. 4.16; μειούμενον φόρον PFay. 26.15 (ii A. D.); <i>moderate,</i> τὴν ἄγαν κάθαρσιν X. Eq. 5.9.",
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              "data": {
                "quote": "μ. τὸ χωρίον",
                "ref": "Plb. 9.20.3",
                "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001:9.20.perseus-grc2.3"
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              "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:lsj-87612",
              "data": {
                "quote": "μειούμενον φόρον",
                "ref": "PFay. 26.15",
                "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:pap,P.Fay.:26.perseus-grc2.15"
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            },
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              "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:lsj-87613",
              "data": {
                "quote": "τὴν ἄγαν κάθαρσιν",
                "ref": "X. Eq. 5.9",
                "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg013.perseus-grc2:5.9"
              }
            }
          ],
          "children": [
            {
              "definition": "",
              "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionaries.v1:lsj-n65742-0-0-0",
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                  "label": "2",
                  "definition": "<i>lessen in honour, degrade,</i> τοὺς φίλους Id. HG 3.4.9; τὴν ἐξ Ἀρείου πάγου βουλήν D.S. 11.77.",
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                      "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:lsj-87614",
                      "data": {
                        "quote": "τοὺς φίλους",
                        "ref": "Id. HG 3.4.9",
                        "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001:3.4.perseus-grc2.9"
                      }
                    },
                    {
                      "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:lsj-87615",
                      "data": {
                        "quote": "τὴν ἐξ Ἀρείου πάγου βουλήν",
                        "ref": "D.S. 11.77",
                        "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc2:11.77"
                      }
                    }
                  ],
                  "children": []
                },
                {
                  "label": "3",
                  "definition": "<i>lessen by word, disparage,</i> τὰ τῶν πολεμίων X. Cyr. 6.3.17, cf. Hier. 2.17; αὔξειν καὶ μειοῦν Arist. Rh. 1403a17.",
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                      "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:lsj-87616",
                      "data": {
                        "quote": "τὰ τῶν πολεμίων",
                        "ref": "X. Cyr. 6.3.17",
                        "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007:6.3.perseus-grc2.17"
                      }
                    },
                    {
                      "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:lsj-87617",
                      "data": {
                        "quote": "αὔξειν καὶ μειοῦν",
                        "ref": "Arist. Rh. 1403a17",
                        "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg038:1403a.perseus-grc2.17"
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                    }
                  ],
                  "children": []
                },
                {
                  "label": "4",
                  "definition": "<i>shorten</i> a syllable, D.H. Comp. 11: generally, λέξεων κατὰ ποσότητα μεμειωμένων Hdn.Gr. 2.909.",
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                  "children": []
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              ]
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            {
              "label": "II",
              "definition": "Pass., <i>become smaller, decrease,</i> in size, etc., σπλὴν ἐμειοῦτο Hp. Epid. 1.4.3 [1.26.γʹ], cf. Pl. Cra. 409c; δελήνη μειουμένη Arist. Mu. 399a7, cf. Ph. 2.153, al.",
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                  "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:lsj-87618",
                  "data": {
                    "quote": "σπλὴν ἐμειοῦτο",
                    "ref": "Hp. Epid. 1.4.3 [1.26.γʹ]",
                    "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg006:1.4.perseus-grc2.3"
                  }
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                  "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:lsj-87619",
                  "data": {
                    "quote": "δελήνη μειουμένη",
                    "ref": "Arist. Mu. 399a7",
                    "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg028:399a.perseus-grc2.7"
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                }
              ],
              "children": [
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                  "label": "2",
                  "definition": "<i>become worse</i> or <i>weaker,</i> μ. τὴν διάνοιαν X. Mem. 4.8.1: c. gen., <i>fall short of,</i> τῶν . . μεγάλα θυόντων ib. 1.3.3; τῆς τοῦ σώματος ἰσχύος Id. Cyr. 7.5.65.",
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                      "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:lsj-87620",
                      "data": {
                        "quote": "μ. τὴν διάνοιαν",
                        "ref": "X. Mem. 4.8.1",
                        "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002:4.8.perseus-grc2.1"
                      }
                    },
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                      "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:lsj-87621",
                      "data": {
                        "quote": "τῆς τοῦ σώματος ἰσχύος",
                        "ref": "Id. Cyr. 7.5.65",
                        "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007:7.5.perseus-grc2.65"
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                    }
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