μινύθω
μῐνῠ/θ-ω, only pres. and Ion. impf.
μινύθεσκον,
2). diminish in number,
τοὺς [σύας] μινύθεσκον ἔδοντες Od. 14.17 .
II). intr.,
become smaller or
less, decrease,
μινύθουσι δὲ οἶκοι ἐν σέλαϊ μεγάλῳ Il. 17.738 ;
μινύθει δέ τε ἔργ’ ἀνθρώπων 16.392 , cf.
Hes. Op. 409 ;
μινύθουσι δὲ οἶκοι, from want of heirs, ib.
244 ;
μινύθει δέ τοι ἦτορ ἑταίρων Od. 4.374 ;
μ. κραδίη Thgn. 361 ;
ἀρετᾶς οὐ μινύθει (fort.
μινύνθη)
ἅμα σώματι φέγγος B. 3.90 ;
μ. αἱ σάρκες shrink, waste,
Hp. Art. 53 ,
Mochl. 19 : used by Trag. only in lyr.,
A. Th. 920 ,
Eu. 374 ,
S. OC 686 ;
τὰς νύκτας ἔφασκον τῶ θέρεος μινύθειν Theoc. 21.23 . (Cf. Skt.
minóti, minā´ti 'diminish', 'violate', 'damage', Lat.
minuo, etc.; cf.
μείων.)
ShortDef
to make smaller
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Headword (normalized):
μινύθω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
μινυθω
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">μῐνῠ/θ-ω</span>, only pres. and Ion. impf. <span class="foreign greek">μινύθεσκον</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">lessen, curtail</span>, <span class="quote greek">Ζεὺς δ’ ἀρετὴν ἄνδρεσσιν ὀφέλλει τε μινύθει τε</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:20:242" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:20.242/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 20.242 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:15:492" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:15.492/canonical-url/"> 15.492 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:493" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:493/canonical-url/"> 493 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Op.</span> 6 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">diminish in number</span>, <span class="quote greek">τοὺς [σύας] μινύθεσκον ἔδοντες</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:14:17" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:14.17/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 14.17 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> intr., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">become smaller</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">less, decrease</span>, <span class="quote greek">μινύθουσι δὲ οἶκοι ἐν σέλαϊ μεγάλῳ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:17:738" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:17.738/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 17.738 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">μινύθει δέ τε ἔργ’ ἀνθρώπων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:16:392" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:16.392/canonical-url/"> 16.392 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:409" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:409/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Op.</span> 409 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">μινύθουσι δὲ οἶκοι</span>, from want of heirs, ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:244" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:244/canonical-url/"> 244 </a>; <span class="quote greek">μινύθει δέ τοι ἦτορ ἑταίρων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4:374" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:4.374/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 4.374 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">μ. κραδίη</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Thgn.</span> 361 </span> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἀρετᾶς οὐ μινύθει</span> (fort. <span class="foreign greek">μινύνθη</span>) <span class="quote greek"> ἅμα σώματι φέγγος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0199.tlg001:3:90" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0199.tlg001:3.90/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">B.</span> 3.90 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">μ. αἱ σάρκες</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">shrink, waste</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg010.perseus-grc1:53" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg010.perseus-grc1:53/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Art.</span> 53 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mochl.</span> 19 </span>: used by Trag. only in lyr., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:920" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:920/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 920 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg007.perseus-grc1:374" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg007.perseus-grc1:374/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eu.</span> 374 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:686" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:686/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OC</span> 686 </a>; <span class="quote greek">τὰς νύκτας ἔφασκον τῶ θέρεος μινύθειν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:21:23" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:21.23/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 21.23 </a> . (Cf. Skt. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">minóti, minā´ti</span> \'diminish\', \'violate\', \'damage\', Lat. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">minuo</span>, etc.; cf. <span class="foreign greek">μείων.</span>)</div> </div><br><br>'}