μοῖρα — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

μοῖραᾱςIon.ηςfμείρομαι portion, shareof material or non-material thingsHom. Hes. Semon. Sol. Lyr. Trag. apportioned fortunelot, destiny, fateHom. Hes. Semon. Lyr. Hdt. Trag.w.inf.to do or suffer sthg.Hom. Thgn. S. E. AR.prep.phrs.ὑπὲρ μοῖρανbeyond what is fatedIl.πρὸ μοίραςbefore one's fated dayi.e. prematurelyIsoc. fatew.gen.of deathOd. Hes.fr. hHom. Eleg. A. E.without gen.fate, doomHom. Hes. Pi. B. Hdt. Trag.destinyas the agent responsible for apportioning fortunePi. Trag. Pl. destiny as dispensed by the godsdispensationw.gen.of a god or the godsOd. Semon. Alc. Sol. Pi. AR.w.adv.fr. the godsE.w.adj. divinePl. X. Arist. dispensationw.gen.of good or bad thingsThgn. Pi. B.allotted spanw.gen.of lifeIl. Simon. S.gener.piece of good fortuneE.natural apportionmentof thingsappropriateness, propriety, fitnessof a state of affairsE.prep.phrs.κατὰ μοῖρανin proper order or manneri.e. in ordered sequenceHom.properly, appropriatelyHom. Hes. AR.alsoἐν μοίρᾳμοίρῃHom. Pl.παρὰ μοῖρανinappropriatelyOd. rolefunctionallotted to a god, demigod, person, things in generalOd. Hes. A.propernatural rolew.gen.of a manTh. due share of considerationaccorded to a personrespect, esteem, estimationA. Hdt. S. Pl. Theoc.portion into which a whole is dividedpartsts. w.gen.of sthg.Hom. Hes. Pi. Hdt. Th. Ar.portion of landin one's possessionterritoryHdt. portionof a populacegroupof peopleHdt.classof citizensE.groupof supportersfaction, party, sideHdt. division, detachmentof an armyHdt. class, categoryfor the purpose of evaluationThgn.prep.phr.ἐν μοίρᾳin a class or categoryw.adj.of a particular kindPl.w.gen.of a particular person or thingPl. D. ΜοῖραᾱςfMoira, Fateas apportioner of destinies, sg. and pl.Il. Hes. Eleg. Lyr. Parm. Hdt.

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a part, portion; fate

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