μενεαίνω
μενεαίνω,(
μένος)
A). desire earnestly or
eagerly, c. pres. inf.,
μηδὲ θεοῖς μενεαινέμεν ἶφι μάχεσθαι Il. 5.606 , cf.
Od. 13.30 , etc.: more freq. c. aor. inf.,
μενεαίνεις Ἰλίου ἐξαλαπάξαι πτολίεθρον Il. 4.32 , etc.: rarely c. fut. inf.,
ἐρύσσεσθαι (v.l.-
ασθαι)
μενεαίνων 21.176 ,
Od. 21.125 (s. v. l.): when abs., an inf. may be supplied,
σὺ δ’ ἀσπερχὲς μενεαίνεις [διῶξαι]
Il. 22.10 ;
μάλα περ μενεαίνων [καταφθῖσαι]
Od. 5.341 , etc.: also c.gen.,
μ. μάχης long for battle,
Hes. Sc. 361 : c. acc. rei,
ὄλεθρον μ. τινί purpose death against another,
Q.S. 12.380 .
II). to be angry, rage,
Il. 19.68 ,
24.22 ,
54 ;
ἔριδι μενεήναμεν 19.58 ;
μ. τινί rage against one,
15.104 ,
Od. 1.20 , etc.;
κτεινόμενος μενέαινε wrestled with death,
Il. 16.491 (Sch. expld. it by
ἐλειποθύμει).— Ep., and Ps.-
E. Fr. 1132.51 (lyr.).
ShortDef
to desire earnestly
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
μενεαίνω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
μενεαινω
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-66260
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">μενεαίνω</span>,(<span class="etym greek">μένος</span>) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">desire earnestly</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">eagerly</span>, c. pres. inf., <span class="quote greek">μηδὲ θεοῖς μενεαινέμεν ἶφι μάχεσθαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:606" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:5.606/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 5.606 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:13:30" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:13.30/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 13.30 </a>, etc.: more freq. c. aor. inf., <span class="quote greek">μενεαίνεις Ἰλίου ἐξαλαπάξαι πτολίεθρον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:32" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:4.32/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 4.32 </a> , etc.: rarely c. fut. inf., <span class="foreign greek">ἐρύσσεσθαι</span> (v.l.-<span class="itype greek">ασθαι</span>) <span class="quote greek"> μενεαίνων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:21:176" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:21.176/canonical-url/"> 21.176 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:21:125" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:21.125/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 21.125 </a> (s. v. l.): when abs., an inf. may be supplied, <span class="foreign greek">σὺ δ’ ἀσπερχὲς μενεαίνεις [διῶξαι</span>] <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:22:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:22.10/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 22.10 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">μάλα περ μενεαίνων [καταφθῖσαι</span>] <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:5:341" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:5.341/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 5.341 </a>, etc.: also c.gen., <span class="foreign greek">μ. μάχης</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">long for</span> battle, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg003.perseus-grc1:361" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg003.perseus-grc1:361/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sc.</span> 361 </a>: c. acc. rei, <span class="foreign greek">ὄλεθρον μ. τινί</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">purpose</span> death against another, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2046.tlg001.perseus-grc1:12:380" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2046.tlg001.perseus-grc1:12.380/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Q.S.</span> 12.380 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to be angry, rage</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:19:68" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:19.68/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 19.68 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:24:22" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:24.22/canonical-url/"> 24.22 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:54" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:54/canonical-url/"> 54 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἔριδι μενεήναμεν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:19:58" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:19.58/canonical-url/"> 19.58 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">μ. τινί</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">rage</span> against one, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:15:104" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:15.104/canonical-url/"> 15.104 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1:20" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:1.20/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 1.20 </a>, etc.; <span class="foreign greek">κτεινόμενος μενέαινε</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">wrestled with</span> death, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:16:491" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:16.491/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 16.491 </a> (Sch. expld. it by <span class="foreign greek">ἐλειποθύμει</span>).— Ep., and Ps.-<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 1132.51 </span> (lyr.).</div> </div><br><br>'}