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μήδομαι
μήδομαι, Il. 2.360, etc.: impf. ἐμήδετο h.Merc. 46; Ep. μήδετο (v. infr.): fut. μήσομαι S. Tr. 973 (lyr.), E. HF 1075 (lyr.); Ep. 2 sg. μήσεαι Od. 11.474: aor. ἐμήσατο, μήσατο (v. infr.), also μῆστο Hsch.: pf. μέμηδα cj. for μέμηλα h.Merc. 437: ( μέδω, μῆδος):—

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to be minded, to intend, resolve

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μήδομαι, Il. 2.360, etc.: impf. ἐμήδετο h.Merc. 46; Ep. μήδετο (v. infr.): fut. μήσομαι S. Tr. 973 (lyr.), E. HF 1075 (lyr.); Ep. 2 sg. μήσεαι Od. 11.474: aor. ἐμήσατο, μήσατο (v. infr.), also μῆστο Hsch.: pf. μέμηδα cj. for μέμηλα h.Merc. 437: ( μέδω, μῆδος):—
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to be minded, intend, αὐτός τʼ εὖ μήδεο resolve well thyself, Il. 2.360; ἅσσʼ ἂν ἐμοί περ αὐτῇ μηδοίμην what counsels I should take for myself, Od. 5.189.
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plan and do cunningly or skilfully, plot, contrive, in Ep. mostly in bad sense, σφιν κακὰ μήδετο μητίετα Ζεύς Il. 7.478; μοι Ζεὺς μήσατο λυγρὸν ὄλεθρον Od. 24.96; Αἴγισθος ἐμήσατο λ. ὄ. 3.194; φρεσὶ μήδετο θέσκελα ἔργα Hes. Sc. 34; πατρὸς μεγάλʼ ἀνδράσι μηδομένοιο Id. Fr. 96.85: also c. acc. pers. et rei, κακὰ μήσατʼ Ἀχαιούς he wrought them mischief, Il. 10.52, cf. 22.395, 23.24, Od. 24.426: in Lyr. and Trag. (usu. lyr.), μέγα ἔργον μ. Pi. N. 10.64; δίκας ἀδίκοισι B. 17.42; πρὸς κακοῖς κακὰ μήσεται E. HF 1075, cf. Ph. 799, A. Ch. 605; ἐπʼ ἀνδρὶ τοῦτʼ ἐμήσατο στύγος ib. 991, cf. S. Ph. 1114.
Citations (8)
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Il. 7.478
σφιν κακὰ μήδετο μητίετα Ζεύς
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Od. 24.96
μοι Ζεὺς μήσατο λυγρὸν ὄλεθρον
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3.194
Αἴγισθος ἐμήσατο λ. ὄ.
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Hes. Sc. 34
φρεσὶ μήδετο θέσκελα ἔργα
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Id. Fr. 96.85
πατρὸς μεγάλʼ ἀνδράσι μηδομένοιο
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Pi. N. 10.64
μέγα ἔργον μ.
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B. 17.42
δίκας ἀδίκοισι
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E. HF 1075
πρὸς κακοῖς κακὰ μήσεται
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Hom., simply, contrive, invent, ἄρτια Pi. O. 6.94; τέχνας καὶ πόρους A. Pr. 477; ἄφθιτα Ar. Av. 689 (lyr.); ὅσια καὶ νόμιμα Id. Th. 676 (lyr.); ὑμῖν κῦδος . . ἐμήσατο Χῖος ἀοιδός Theoc. 22.218; τί δὲ μήσωμαι; what shall I attempt? A. Th. 1062, cf. S. Tr. 973; τί σοι μήσομαι; E. Hipp. 592; make skilfully, μέλισσα μέλι μηδομένα Simon. 47: c. acc. et inf., contrive that a thing should be, ἄπιστον ἐμήσατο πιστὸν ἔμμεναι Pi. O. 1.31.
Citations (7)
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Pi. O. 6.94
ἄρτια
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A. Pr. 477
τέχνας καὶ πόρους
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Ar. Av. 689
ἄφθιτα
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Id. Th. 676
ὅσια καὶ νόμιμα
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Theoc. 22.218
ὑμῖν κῦδος . . ἐμήσατο Χῖος ἀοιδός
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Simon. 47
μέλισσα μέλι μηδομένα
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Pi. O. 1.31
ἄπιστον ἐμήσατο πιστὸν ἔμμεναι
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II
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take care, keep watch, ib. 106, so prob. in Hes. Fr. 96.76.—Poet. word, used twice by Ar. (lyr.), Trag. only in lyr. exc. A. Pr. l.c., and in late Prose, Luc. Astr. 6, 21.

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