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μῦς
μῦς, ὁ (even of the female, Philem. 126; ὁ θῆλυς [μ.] Ael. NA 12.10); gen. μῠός Cratin. 53, Alc.Com. 22; acc. μῦν Arcesil. 1 D.; voc. μῦ AP 11.391 ( Lucill.); nom. pl. μύες [ῠ] Ar. Ach. 762, Anaxandr. 41.61 (anap.), μῦες dub. in Epich. 44, also μῦς Antiph. 193, Herod. 3.76; acc. pl. μύας [ῠ] Epich. 42.5, Posidipp. 14, μῦς Hdt. 2.141, Philyll. 13; dat. pl. μῡσί Hdn.Gr. 2.642, μῠσί ( ν) Batr. 174, 178, al.:—

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the field-mouse, muscle, mussel

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μῦς, ὁ (even of the female, Philem. 126; ὁ θῆλυς [μ.] Ael. NA 12.10); gen. μῠός Cratin. 53, Alc.Com. 22; acc. μῦν Arcesil. 1 D.; voc. μῦ AP 11.391 ( Lucill.); nom. pl. μύες [ῠ] Ar. Ach. 762, Anaxandr. 41.61 (anap.), μῦες dub. in Epich. 44, also μῦς Antiph. 193, Herod. 3.76; acc. pl. μύας [ῠ] Epich. 42.5, Posidipp. 14, μῦς Hdt. 2.141, Philyll. 13; dat. pl. μῡσί Hdn.Gr. 2.642, μῠσί ( ν) Batr. 174, 178, al.:—
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Children (1)
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mouse or rat, Batr. 173, etc.: sg. in collect. sense, οὐδὲ τὸμ μῦν ἑτοιμάζονται θηρεύειν PCair.Zen. 300.17 (iii B. C.); μ. ἀρουραῖος literally the field-mouse, but prob. hamster, Cricetus vulgaris, Hdt. l.c.; prov., μ. πίττης γεύεται, of one who tempted by some apparent good finds himself in inextricable difficulties, ‘burn oneʼs fingers’, ‘catch a Tartar’, D. 50.26; μῦς . . γεύμεθα πίσσας Theoc. 14.51; ὅκως χώρης οἱ μῦς ὁμοίως τὸν σίδηρον τρώγουσιν, i. e. for lack of food, Herod. l.c., cf. Antig. Car. ap. St.Byz. s.v. Γύαρος; κατὰ μυὸς ὄλεθρον, of a lingering death, Philem. 211, Men. 219, cf. Herod. 5.68 (s. v. l.), Ael. NA 12.10; μ. λευκός a lewd person, Philem. 126.
Citations (2)
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PCair.Zen. 300.17
οὐδὲ τὸμ μῦν ἑτοιμάζονται θηρεύειν
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Theoc. 14.51
μῦς . . γεύμεθα πίσσας
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Children (6)
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Children (1)
2
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jerboa, Dipus aegyptiacus, Hdt. 4.192, Arist. HA 581a3, al.
II
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mussel, A. Fr. 34, Philyll. l.c., Arist. HA 547b11 (s. v. l.), al., prob. in PCair.Zen. 82.11 (iii B. C.).
III
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whale, Arist. HA 519a23 (s. v. l.); but μ. θαλάττιος file-fish, Balistes capriscus, = Lat. mus marinus, Ael. NA 9.41, cf. Diph.Siph. ap. Ath. 8.355f, Marc.Sid. 30, Opp. H. 1.174; μ. θ. prob. sea-water mussel, Heraclid.Tar. ap. Ath. 3.120d.
IV
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muscle of the body, Hp. de Arte 10, Arist. Pr. 885a37, Theoc. 22.48, etc.
V
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gag (as if from μύω), Herod. 3.85.
VI
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μυὸς ὦτα, v. μυοσωτίς. (Cf. Skt. mú̄s, Lat. mūs, OHG., OE., ONorse mūs; the signf. muscle (IV supr.) belongs also to OHG., OE., ONorse mūs, Dutch muis, and to the Dim., Lat. musculus, cf. OSlav. myšica ‘arm’ (lit. ‘little mouseʼ); cf. σμῦς.)

Citations (From Models)

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{'quote': 'μῦν', 'ref': 'Arcesil. 1', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0520.tlg001.perseus-grc2:1'}
{'quote': 'μῦ', 'ref': 'AP 11.391', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg7000.tlg001.perseus-grc2:11.391'}
{'quote': 'μῦς', 'ref': 'Antiph. 193', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0410.tlg001.perseus-grc2:193'}
{'quote': 'μῦς', 'ref': 'Hdt. 2.141', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.141'}
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