μῆτις
μῆτις,
ἡ, gen.
ιος Pi. N. 3.9 ; acc. pl.
II). counsel, plan, undertaking,
ὑφαίνειν μῆτιν Il. 7.324 , cf.
Od. 4.678 , etc.: pl.,
σοφῶν μητίεσσι Pi. O. l.c.;
γυναικοβούλους μήτιδας A. Ch. l.c.— Poet. word. (Cf. Skt.
mimāti, pf. part. Pass.
mitá- 'measure', Lat.
metior, O
E. mæþ 'measure'.)
ShortDef
wisdom, counsel, cunning, craft
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
μῆτις
Headword (normalized/stripped):
μητις
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-67547
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">μῆτις</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, gen. <span class="itype greek">ιος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:3:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:3.9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">N.</span> 3.9 </a>; acc. pl. <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="quote greek">μήτιας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg005.perseus-grc1:249" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg005.perseus-grc1:249/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">h.Ven.</span> 249 </a> ; also gen. <span class="itype greek">ιδος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc1:61" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc1:61/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 61 </a> (lyr.); acc. pl. <span class="itype greek">ιδας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:626" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:626/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ch.</span> 626 </a> (lyr.); dat. <span class="foreign greek">μήτιδι</span> Orac. ap.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:141" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.141/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 7.141 </a>; Ep. <span class="foreign greek">μήτῑ</span> for <span class="foreign greek">μήτιϊ</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> (v. infr.); pl. <span class="quote greek">μητίεσσι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 1.9 </a> ; acc. <span class="quote greek">μῆτιν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:407" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.407/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 2.407 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:158" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:158/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ant.</span> 158 </a> (lyr.):—<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">wisdom, skill, craft</span>, <span class="foreign greek">Διὶ μῆτιν ἀτάλαντος</span> (cf. <span class="foreign greek">μητίετα</span>) Il.l.c., al.; <span class="quote greek">βροτείη μ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1342.tlg001:2:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1342.tlg001:2.9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Emp.</span> 2.9 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τὰν Διὸς γὰρ οὐχ ὁρῶ μῆτιν, ὅπᾳ φύγοιμ’ ἄν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:906" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:906/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 906 </a> (lyr.); <span class="quote greek">μήτι .. καὶ κέρδεσιν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:13:299" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:13.299/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 13.299 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">μήτι .. μέγ’ ἀμείνων ἠὲ βίηφι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:23:315" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:23.315/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 23.315 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">μῆτιν ἀλώπηξ</span> a fox <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">for craft</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg004.perseus-grc1:4(3).47" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg004.perseus-grc1:4(3).47/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">I.</span> 4(3).47 </a>; of a poet\'s <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">craft</span>, Id.<span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">N.</span>l.c. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">counsel, plan, undertaking</span>, <span class="quote greek">ὑφαίνειν μῆτιν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:324" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:7.324/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 7.324 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4:678" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:4.678/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 4.678 </a>, etc.: pl., <span class="quote greek">σοφῶν μητίεσσι</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> </span> l.c.; <span class="quote greek">γυναικοβούλους μήτιδας</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ch.</span> </span> l.c.— Poet. word. (Cf. Skt. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">mimāti</span>, pf. part. Pass. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">mitá</span>- \'measure\', Lat. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">metior</span>, O<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> </span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">mæþ</span> \'measure\'.)</div> </div><br><br>'}