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μελάνυδρος
μελάνω
μελανώδης
μελανῶπις
μελάρρινος
μέλας
μέλασμα
μελασμός
μέλδω
μέλε1
μέλε2
μελεάγριον
μελεαγρίς
μελέαγρος
μελεάζω
μελεαί
μελεγγραφής
μελεδαίνω
μελεδαντός
μελεδηθμός
μελέδημα
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μέλε2
μέλε (B), Att. voc., used as a familiar address to both sexes, ὦ μ.
A). my friend! Ar. Eq. 671 , Nu. 33 , 1192 , V. 1400 , Pax 137 , Ec. 120 , 133 ; νὴ Δία, ὦ μ. Pl. Tht. 178e ; τί κόπτεις, ὦ μ.; Men. 457 : sarcastically, διαρραγείης, ὦ μ. Ar. Av. 1257 . (Gramm. expl. it by ὦ ἐπι-μελ-είας ἄξιε καὶ οἷον με-μελ-ημένε, Sch. Pl. l.c. (who says it was originally used by women only), or connect it with μέλεος, Sch. Ar. Eq. 668 : but it is perh. voc. of Μέλος 'good', cf. Lat. melior.)


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excl. dear!good friend!

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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">μέλε</span> (B), Att. voc., used as a familiar address to both sexes, <span class="foreign greek">ὦ μ.</span> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">my friend</span>! <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc1:671" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc1:671/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eq.</span> 671 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:33" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:33/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Nu.</span> 33 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1192" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1192/canonical-url/"> 1192 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1400" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1400/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">V.</span> 1400 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg005.perseus-grc1:137" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg005.perseus-grc1:137/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pax</span> 137 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg010.perseus-grc1:120" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg010.perseus-grc1:120/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ec.</span> 120 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg010.perseus-grc1:133" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg010.perseus-grc1:133/canonical-url/"> 133 </a>; <span class="quote greek">νὴ Δία, ὦ μ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:178e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:178e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tht.</span> 178e </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">τί κόπτεις, ὦ μ.</span>; <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg001:457" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg001:457/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Men.</span> 457 </a>: sarcastically, <span class="quote greek">διαρραγείης, ὦ μ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1257" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1257/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Av.</span> 1257 </a> . (Gramm. expl. it by <span class="foreign greek">ὦ ἐπι-μελ-είας ἄξιε καὶ οἷον με-μελ-ημένε</span>, Sch.<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> </span> l.c. (who says it was originally used by women only), or connect it with <span class="foreign greek">μέλεος</span>, Sch.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc1:668" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc1:668/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eq.</span> 668 </a>: but it is perh. voc. of <span class="foreign greek">Μέλος</span> \'good\', cf. Lat. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">melior.</span>)</div> </div><br><br>'}