μειόω
μειόω,(
μείων)
A). lessen, diminish, opp.
αὔξω,
Phld. Oec. p.21 J. ( Pass.);
μ. τὸ χωρίον Plb. 9.20.3 ;
μ. τὸν ὁπλισμὸν τοῖς θώραξιν diminish the armour
by the breast-pieces,
D.H. 4.16 ;
μειούμενον φόρον PFay. 26.15 (ii A. D.);
moderate,
τὴν ἄγαν κάθαρσιν X. Eq. 5.9 .
4). shorten a syllable,
D.H. Comp. 11 : generally,
λέξεων κατὰ ποσότητα μεμειωμένων Hdn.Gr.
2.909 .
ShortDef
to make smaller, to lessen, moderate
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
μειόω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
μειοω
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-65738
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">μειόω</span>,(<span class="etym greek">μείων</span>) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">lessen, diminish</span>, opp. <span class="foreign greek">αὔξω</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1595.tlg241:p.21" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1595.tlg241:p.21/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phld.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Oec.</span> p.21 </a> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">J.</span> </span> ( Pass.); <span class="quote greek">μ. τὸ χωρίον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:20:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:20:3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plb.</span> 9.20.3 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">μ. τὸν ὁπλισμὸν τοῖς θώραξιν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">diminish</span> the armour <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">by</span> the breast-pieces, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg001:4:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg001:4.16/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.H.</span> 4.16 </a>; <span class="quote greek">μειούμενον φόρον</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PFay.</span> 26.15 </span> (ii A. D.); <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">moderate</span>, <span class="quote greek">τὴν ἄγαν κάθαρσιν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg013.perseus-grc1:5:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg013.perseus-grc1:5.9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eq.</span> 5.9 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">lessen in honour, degrade</span>, <span class="quote greek">τοὺς φίλους</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:4:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:4:9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HG</span> 3.4.9 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τὴν ἐξ Ἀρείου πάγου βουλήν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:11:77" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:11.77/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.S.</span> 11.77 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">lessen by word, disparage</span>, <span class="quote greek">τὰ τῶν πολεμίων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:6:3:17" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:6:3:17/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyr.</span> 6.3.17 </a> , cf.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg008.perseus-grc1:2:17" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg008.perseus-grc1:2.17/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hier.</span> 2.17 </a>; <span class="quote greek">αὔξειν καὶ μειοῦν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg038.perseus-grc1:1403a:17" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg038.perseus-grc1:1403a.17/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Rh.</span> 1403a17 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>4).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">shorten</span> a syllable, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg012:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg012:11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.H.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Comp.</span> 11 </a>: generally, <span class="foreign greek">λέξεων κατὰ ποσότητα μεμειωμένων</span> Hdn.Gr.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg012:2:909" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg012:2.909/canonical-url/"> 2.909 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> Pass., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">become smaller, decrease</span>, in size, etc., <span class="quote greek">σπλὴν ἐμειοῦτο</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1:26" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1.26/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Epid.</span> 1.26 </a> .<span class="foreign greek">γ/</span>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg005.perseus-grc1:409c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg005.perseus-grc1:409c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cra.</span> 409c </a>; <span class="quote greek">δελήνη μειουμένη</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg028:399a:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg028:399a.7/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mu.</span> 399a7 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:2:153" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:2.153/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ph.</span> 2.153 </a>, al. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">become worse</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">weaker</span>, <span class="quote greek">μ. τὴν διάνοιαν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4:8:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4:8:1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mem.</span> 4.8.1 </a> : c. gen., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">fall short of</span>, <span class="foreign greek">τῶν .. μεγάλα θυόντων</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1:3:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1:3:3/canonical-url/"> 1.3.3 </a>; <span class="quote greek">τῆς τοῦ σώματος ἰσχύος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:7:5:65" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:7:5:65/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyr.</span> 7.5.65 </a> .</div> </div><br><br>'}