μέριμνα
μέριμν-α,
ἡ,
A). care, thought, solicitude,
ὅν τε θαμιναὶ ἐπιστρωφῶσι μέριμναι h.Merc. 44 , cf.
Pi. O. 2.54 , etc.;
μ. τινός care for .. ,
A. Eu. 132 ,
S. OT 1460 ;
ἀμφί τι A. Th. 843 (lyr.);
ἐλθεῖν ἐς τόδε μερίμνης E. Ion 244 , cf.
404 : pl.,
cares,
Hes. Op. 178 ,
Emp. 11.1 ,
Sapph. Supp. 13.8 ,
Thgn. 343 , etc.;
γνώμαις δὲ λεπταῖς .. ξύνειμι καὶ μερίμναις Ar. Nu. 1404 ;
λύπας, μερίμνας, ἁρπαγάς Diph. 88 .—Rare in early Prose,
Hp. Insomn. 89 ,
Pl. Amat. 134b (pl.); later
ἡ τοῦ βίου μ. UPZ 20.29 (ii B. C.);
μ. καὶ φροντίς Aristeas
271 ;
μ. τοῦ αἰῶνος Ev.Matt. 13.22 , cf.
Vett.Val. 131.3 , etc.
2). concrete,
object of care or
thought,
μεγάλην σε πατὴρ ἐφύτευσε μ. θνητοῖς ἀνθρώποισι h.Merc. 160 .
4). Κηΐα μ. the Cean poet's
fancy,
B. 18.11 .
5). anxious mind,
A. Ag. 460 (lyr.). (Cf. Skt.
smárati 'remember', Lat.
memor.)
ShortDef
care, thought
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
μέριμνα
Headword (normalized/stripped):
μεριμνα
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">μέριμν-α</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">care, thought, solicitude</span>, <span class="quote greek">ὅν τε θαμιναὶ ἐπιστρωφῶσι μέριμναι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg004.perseus-grc1:44" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg004.perseus-grc1:44/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">h.Merc.</span> 44 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:54" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.54/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 2.54 </a>, etc.; <span class="foreign greek">μ. τινός</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">care for</span> .. , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg007.perseus-grc1:132" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg007.perseus-grc1:132/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eu.</span> 132 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1460" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1460/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OT</span> 1460 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἀμφί τι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:843" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:843/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 843 </a> (lyr.); <span class="quote greek">ἐλθεῖν ἐς τόδε μερίμνης</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg010.perseus-grc1:244" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg010.perseus-grc1:244/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ion</span> 244 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg010.perseus-grc1:404" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg010.perseus-grc1:404/canonical-url/"> 404 </a>: pl., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">cares</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:178" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:178/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Op.</span> 178 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1342.tlg001:11:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1342.tlg001:11.1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Emp.</span> 11.1 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0009.tlg001:13:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0009.tlg001:13.8/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Sapph.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 13.8 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Thgn.</span> 343 </span>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">γνώμαις δὲ λεπταῖς .. ξύνειμι καὶ μερίμναις</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1404" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1404/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Nu.</span> 1404 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">λύπας, μερίμνας, ἁρπαγάς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0447.tlg001:88" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0447.tlg001:88/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Diph.</span> 88 </a> .—Rare in early Prose, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Insomn.</span> 89 </span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg016:134b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg016:134b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Amat.</span> 134b </a>(pl.); later <span class="quote greek">ἡ τοῦ βίου μ.</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">UPZ</span> 20.29 </span> (ii B. C.); <span class="foreign greek">μ. καὶ φροντίς</span> Aristeas <span class="bibl"> 271 </span>; <span class="quote greek">μ. τοῦ αἰῶνος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg001.perseus-grc1:13:22" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg001.perseus-grc1:13.22/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ev.Matt.</span> 13.22 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1764.tlg001:131:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1764.tlg001:131.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Vett.Val.</span> 131.3 </a>, etc. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> concrete, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">object of care</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">thought</span>, <span class="quote greek">μεγάλην σε πατὴρ ἐφύτευσε μ. θνητοῖς ἀνθρώποισι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg004.perseus-grc1:160" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg004.perseus-grc1:160/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">h.Merc.</span> 160 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">pursuit, ambition</span>, esp. in pl., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:108" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.108/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 1.108 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:3:69" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:3.69/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">N.</span> 3.69 </a>; <span class="quote greek">κουφόταται μ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0199.tlg001:1:69" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0199.tlg001:1.69/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">B.</span> 1.69 </a> : sg., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:8:92" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:8.92/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">P.</span> 8.92 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>4).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">Κηΐα μ.</span> the Cean poet\'s <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">fancy</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0199.tlg002:18:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0199.tlg002:18.11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">B.</span> 18.11 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>5).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">anxious mind</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:460" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:460/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ag.</span> 460 </a> (lyr.). (Cf. Skt. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">smárati</span> \'remember\', Lat. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">memor.</span>)</div> </div><br><br>'}