μήδομαι
μήδομαι,
Il. 2.360 , etc.: impf.
A). ἐμήδετο h.Merc. 46 ; Ep.
μήδετο (v. infr.): fut.
μήσομαι S. Tr. 973 (lyr.),
E. HF 1075 (lyr.); Ep. 2 sg.
μήσεαι Od. 11.474 : aor.
ἐμήσατο, μήσατο (v. infr.), also
μῆστο Hsch. : pf.
μέμηδα cj. for
μέμηλα h.Merc. 437 :(
μέδω, μῆδος):—
to be minded, intend,
αὐτός τ’ εὖ μήδεο resolve well thyself,
Il. 2.360 ;
ἅσσ’ ἂν ἐμοί περ αὐτῇ μηδοίμην what
counsels I should take for myself,
Od. 5.189 .
2). c. acc. rei,
plan and do cunningly or
skilfully, plot, contrive, in Ep. mostly in bad sense,
σφιν κακὰ μήδετο μητίετα Ζεύς Il. 7.478 ;
μοι Ζεὺς μήσατο λυγρὸν ὄλεθρον Od. 24.96 ;
Αἴγισθος ἐμήσατο λ. ὄ. 3.194 ;
φρεσὶ μήδετο θέσκελα ἔργα Hes. Sc. 34 ;
πατρὸς μεγάλ’ ἀνδράσι μηδομένοιο Id. Fr. 96.85 : also c. acc. pers. et rei,
κακὰ μήσατ’ Ἀχαιούς he
wrought them mischief,
Il. 10.52 , cf.
22.395 ,
23.24 ,
Od. 24.426 : in Lyr. and Trag. (usu. lyr.),
μέγα ἔργον μ. Pi. N. 10.64 ;
δίκας ἀδίκοισι B. 17.42 ;
πρὸς κακοῖς κακὰ μήσεται E. HF 1075 , cf.
Ph. 799 ,
A. Ch. 605 ;
ἐπ’ ἀνδρὶ τοῦτ’ ἐμήσατο στύγος ib.
991 , cf.
S. Ph. 1114 .
II). take care, keep watch, ib.
106 , so prob. in
Hes. Fr. 96.76 .—Poet. word, used twice by
Ar. (lyr.), Trag. only in lyr. exc.
A. Pr. l.c., and in late Prose,
Luc. Astr. 6 ,
21 .
ShortDef
to be minded, to intend, resolve
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Headword (normalized):
μήδομαι
Headword (normalized/stripped):
μηδομαι
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">μήδομαι</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:360" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.360/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 2.360 </a>, etc.: impf. <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="quote greek">ἐμήδετο</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg004.perseus-grc1:46" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg004.perseus-grc1:46/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">h.Merc.</span> 46 </a> ; Ep. <span class="foreign greek">μήδετο</span> (v. infr.): fut. <span class="quote greek">μήσομαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:973" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:973/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tr.</span> 973 </a> (lyr.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg009.perseus-grc1:1075" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg009.perseus-grc1:1075/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HF</span> 1075 </a> (lyr.); Ep. 2 sg. <span class="quote greek">μήσεαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:11:474" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:11.474/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 11.474 </a> : aor. <span class="foreign greek">ἐμήσατο, μήσατο</span> (v. infr.), also <span class="quote greek">μῆστο</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hsch.</span> </span> : pf. <span class="foreign greek">μέμηδα</span> cj. for <span class="quote greek">μέμηλα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg004.perseus-grc1:437" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg004.perseus-grc1:437/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">h.Merc.</span> 437 </a> :(<span class="etym greek">μέδω, μῆδος</span>):—<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to be minded, intend</span>, <span class="foreign greek">αὐτός τ’ εὖ μήδεο</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">resolve</span> well thyself, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:360" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.360/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 2.360 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἅσσ’ ἂν ἐμοί περ αὐτῇ μηδοίμην</span> what <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">counsels I should take</span> for myself, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:5:189" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:5.189/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 5.189 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> c. acc. rei, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">plan and do cunningly</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">skilfully, plot, contrive</span>, in Ep. mostly in bad sense, <span class="quote greek">σφιν κακὰ μήδετο μητίετα Ζεύς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:478" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:7.478/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 7.478 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">μοι Ζεὺς μήσατο λυγρὸν ὄλεθρον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:24:96" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:24.96/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 24.96 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">Αἴγισθος ἐμήσατο λ. ὄ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:3:194" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:3.194/canonical-url/"> 3.194 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">φρεσὶ μήδετο θέσκελα ἔργα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg003.perseus-grc1:34" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg003.perseus-grc1:34/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sc.</span> 34 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">πατρὸς μεγάλ’ ἀνδράσι μηδομένοιο</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg007:96:85" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg007:96.85/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 96.85 </a> : also c. acc. pers. et rei, <span class="foreign greek">κακὰ μήσατ’ Ἀχαιούς</span> he <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">wrought</span> them mischief, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10:52" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:10.52/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 10.52 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:22:395" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:22.395/canonical-url/"> 22.395 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:23:24" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:23.24/canonical-url/"> 23.24 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:24:426" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:24.426/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 24.426 </a>: in Lyr. and Trag. (usu. lyr.), <span class="quote greek">μέγα ἔργον μ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:10:64" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:10.64/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">N.</span> 10.64 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">δίκας ἀδίκοισι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0199.tlg002:17:42" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0199.tlg002:17.42/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">B.</span> 17.42 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">πρὸς κακοῖς κακὰ μήσεται</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg009.perseus-grc1:1075" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg009.perseus-grc1:1075/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HF</span> 1075 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:799" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:799/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 799 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:605" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:605/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ch.</span> 605 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἐπ’ ἀνδρὶ τοῦτ’ ἐμήσατο στύγος</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:991" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:991/canonical-url/"> 991 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1114" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1114/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 1114 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> after <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span></span>, simply, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">contrive, invent</span>, <span class="quote greek">ἄρτια</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:94" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6.94/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 6.94 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τέχνας καὶ πόρους</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:477" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:477/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 477 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἄφθιτα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:689" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:689/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Av.</span> 689 </a> (lyr.); <span class="quote greek">ὅσια καὶ νόμιμα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg008.perseus-grc1:676" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg008.perseus-grc1:676/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 676 </a> (lyr.); <span class="quote greek">ὑμῖν κῦδος .. ἐμήσατο Χῖος ἀοιδός</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:22:218" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:22.218/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 22.218 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">τί δὲ μήσωμαι</span>; what shall I <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">attempt</span>? <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1062" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1062/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 1062 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:973" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:973/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tr.</span> 973 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">τί σοι μήσομαι</span>; <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg005.perseus-grc1:592" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg005.perseus-grc1:592/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hipp.</span> 592 </a>; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">make skilfully</span>, <span class="quote greek">μέλισσα μέλι μηδομένα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0261.tlg001:47" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0261.tlg001:47/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Simon.</span> 47 </a> : c. acc. et inf., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">contrive that</span> a thing <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">should be</span>, <span class="quote greek">ἄπιστον ἐμήσατο πιστὸν ἔμμεναι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:31" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.31/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 1.31 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">take care, keep watch</span>, ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:106" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:106/canonical-url/"> 106 </a>, so prob. in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg007:96:76" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg007:96.76/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 96.76 </a>.—Poet. word, used twice by <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> </span> (lyr.), Trag. only in lyr. exc. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> </span>l.c., and in late Prose, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg048:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg048:6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Astr.</span> 6 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg048:21" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg048:21/canonical-url/"> 21 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}