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μῆτις
μῆτις, ἡ, gen. ιος Pi. N. 3.9; acc. pl. μήτιας h.Ven. 249; also gen. ιδος A. Supp. 61 (lyr.); acc. pl. ιδας Id. Ch. 626 (lyr.); dat. μήτιδι Orac. ap. Hdt. 7.141; Ep. μήτῑ for μήτιϊ, Hom. (v. infr.); pl. μητίεσσι Pi. O. 1.9; acc. μῆτιν Il. 2.407, S. Ant. 158 (lyr.):—

ShortDef

wisdom, counsel, cunning, craft

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Headword:
μῆτις
Headword (normalized):
μῆτις
Headword (normalized/stripped):
μητις
Intro Text:
μῆτις, ἡ, gen. ιος Pi. N. 3.9; acc. pl. μήτιας h.Ven. 249; also gen. ιδος A. Supp. 61 (lyr.); acc. pl. ιδας Id. Ch. 626 (lyr.); dat. μήτιδι Orac. ap. Hdt. 7.141; Ep. μήτῑ for μήτιϊ, Hom. (v. infr.); pl. μητίεσσι Pi. O. 1.9; acc. μῆτιν Il. 2.407, S. Ant. 158 (lyr.):—
IDX:
67757
URN:
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Key:
mh=tis

Senses and Citations (From Data)

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Children (1)
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wisdom, skill, craft, Διὶ μῆτιν ἀτάλαντος (cf. μητίετα) Il. l.c., al.; βροτείη μ. Emp. 2.9; τὰν Διὸς γὰρ οὐχ ὁρῶ μῆτιν, ὅπᾳ φύγοιμʼ ἄν A. Pr. 906 (lyr.); μήτι . . καὶ κέρδεσιν Od. 13.299; μήτι . . μέγʼ ἀμείνων ἠὲ βίηφι Il. 23.315; μῆτιν ἀλώπηξ a fox for craft, Pi. I. 4(3).47; of a poetʼs craft, Id. N. l.c.
Citations (4)
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Emp. 2.9
βροτείη μ.
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A. Pr. 906
τὰν Διὸς γὰρ οὐχ ὁρῶ μῆτιν, ὅπᾳ φύγοιμʼ ἄν
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Od. 13.299
μήτι . . καὶ κέρδεσιν
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Il. 23.315
μήτι . . μέγʼ ἀμείνων ἠὲ βίηφι
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Children (1)
II
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counsel, plan, undertaking, ὑφαίνειν μῆτιν Il. 7.324, cf. Od. 4.678, etc.: pl., σοφῶν μητίεσσι Pi. O. l.c.; γυναικοβούλους μήτιδας A. Ch. l.c.— Poet. word. (Cf. Skt. mimāti, pf. part. Pass. mitá- ‘measure’, Lat. metior, OE. mǽþ ‘measure’.)
Citations (3)
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Il. 7.324
ὑφαίνειν μῆτιν
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σοφῶν μητίεσσι
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γυναικοβούλους μήτιδας

Citations (From Models)

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{'quote': 'μῆτιν', 'ref': 'Il. 2.407', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.407'}
{'quote': 'βροτείη μ.', 'ref': 'Emp. 2.9', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1342.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.9'}
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