μαιμάω
μαιμάω (redupl., cf.
Μάω), Ep. 3 pl.
μαιμώωσι, part.
μαιμώων, -ώωσα,
Hom. (v. infr.); Aeol. part.
μαιμάεντι· ἐνεργῶς κινουμένῳ,
Hsch.: Ep. aor.
A). μαίμησα Il. 5.670 :—Poet. Verb (
Hom. only in
Il.),
to be very eager, quiver with eagerness,
μαίμησε δέ οἱ φίλον ἦτορ Il.l.c.;
μαιμώωσι πόδες καὶ χεῖρες 13.75 ;
περὶ δούρατι χεῖρες ἄαπτοι μαιμῶσιν ib.
78 ;
μαιμώων ἔφεπ’ ἔγχεϊ 15.742 : metaph., of a spear,
αἰχμὴ δὲ διέσσυτο μαιμώωσα 5.661 , cf.
15.542 ;
δεινὸν μαιμώοντα Orac. ap.
Hdt. 8.77 : c. inf.,
λὶς μαιμώων χροὸς ἆσαι Theoc. 25.253 , cf.
Lyc. 529 , etc.: not common in Trag.,
μαιμᾷ ὄφις the snake
rages,
A. Supp. 895 (lyr.): c. gen.,
χεῖρα μαιμῶσαν φόνου eager for murder,
S. Aj. 50 (unless
φ. goes with
ἐπέσχε)
; μαιμώωσαι ἐδητύος A.R. 2.269 : in late Prose,
μαιμῶσα ἐπιθυμία Ph. 1.305 , cf.
1.391 (ap.
POxy. 1173 ):— Pass.,
ἐς σίδηρον θύρσοι μαιμώοντο, prob.
rushed into, were suddenly changed into, iron,
D.P. 1156 .
ShortDef
to be very eager, pant
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
μαιμάω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
μαιμαω
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">μαιμάω</span> (redupl., cf. <span class="foreign greek">Μάω</span>), Ep. 3 pl. <span class="foreign greek">μαιμώωσι</span>, part. <span class="foreign greek">μαιμώων, -ώωσα</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> (v. infr.); Aeol. part. <span class="foreign greek">μαιμάεντι· ἐνεργῶς κινουμένῳ</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hsch.</span></span>: Ep. aor. <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="quote greek">μαίμησα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:670" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:5.670/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 5.670 </a> :—Poet. Verb (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> only in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span></span>), <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to be very eager, quiver with eagerness</span>, <span class="foreign greek">μαίμησε δέ οἱ φίλον ἦτορ</span> Il.l.c.; <span class="quote greek">μαιμώωσι πόδες καὶ χεῖρες</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:13:75" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:13.75/canonical-url/"> 13.75 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">περὶ δούρατι χεῖρες ἄαπτοι μαιμῶσιν</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:78" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:78/canonical-url/"> 78 </a>; <span class="quote greek">μαιμώων ἔφεπ’ ἔγχεϊ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:15:742" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:15.742/canonical-url/"> 15.742 </a> : metaph., of a spear, <span class="quote greek">αἰχμὴ δὲ διέσσυτο μαιμώωσα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:661" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:5.661/canonical-url/"> 5.661 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:15:542" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:15.542/canonical-url/"> 15.542 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">δεινὸν μαιμώοντα</span> Orac. ap. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:77" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8.77/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 8.77 </a>: c. inf., <span class="quote greek">λὶς μαιμώων χροὸς ἆσαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:25:253" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:25.253/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 25.253 </a> , cf. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lyc.</span> 529 </span>, etc.: not common in Trag., <span class="foreign greek">μαιμᾷ ὄφις</span> the snake <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">rages</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc1:895" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc1:895/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 895 </a> (lyr.): c. gen., <span class="foreign greek">χεῖρα μαιμῶσαν φόνου</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">eager for</span> murder, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg003.perseus-grc1:50" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg003.perseus-grc1:50/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Aj.</span> 50 </a> (unless <span class="foreign greek">φ.</span> goes with <span class="foreign greek">ἐπέσχε</span>) <span class="quote greek">; μαιμώωσαι ἐδητύος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:269" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.269/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.R.</span> 2.269 </a> : in late Prose, <span class="quote greek">μαιμῶσα ἐπιθυμία</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:1:305" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:1.305/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ph.</span> 1.305 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:1:391" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:1.391/canonical-url/"> 1.391 </a> (ap.<span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">POxy.</span> 1173 </span>):— Pass., <span class="foreign greek">ἐς σίδηρον θύρσοι μαιμώοντο</span>, prob. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">rushed into, were suddenly changed into</span>, iron, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0084.tlg001:1156" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0084.tlg001:1156/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.P.</span> 1156 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}