μυῖα1
μυῖα, Att.
μῦα Thphr. HP 3.7.5 ,
Phot.:
ἡ:—
A). fly,
Il. 2.469 ,
4.131 ,
Simon. 32 , etc.;
carrion-fly, bluebottle,
Il. 19.25 ,
31 ;
gall-insect,
Thphr. l.c.: prov.,
μυίης θάρσος, of excessive boldness,
Il. 17.570 ;
ἐάν τις .. ὥσπερ μ. πρόσπτηται X. Mem. 3.11.5 ;
δειπνεῖν ἄκλητος μ. a fly for coming to dinner uninvited,
Antiph. 195.7 ;
ἐλέφαντα ἐκ μυίας ποιεῖν 'to make a mountain out of a molehill',
Luc. Musc.Enc. 12 ;
μυῖα στρατιῶτις, μ. κύων, ibid.;
δραίνω μυῖ’ ὅσον Herod. 1.15 .
III). used by peasants of
bees,
Eust. 257.6 . (Cf. Lith.
musià 'fly', Lat.
musca, etc.)
ShortDef
a fly
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Headword (normalized):
μυῖα
Headword (normalized/stripped):
μυια1
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-69056
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">μυῖα</span>, Att. <span class="orth greek">μῦα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg001:3:7:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg001:3:7:5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Thphr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HP</span> 3.7.5 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phot.</span></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;">fly</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:469" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.469/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 2.469 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:131" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:4.131/canonical-url/"> 4.131 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0261.tlg001:32" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0261.tlg001:32/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Simon.</span> 32 </a>, etc.; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">carrion-fly, bluebottle</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:19:25" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:19.25/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 19.25 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:31" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:31/canonical-url/"> 31 </a>; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">gall-insect</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Thphr.</span> </span> l.c.: prov., <span class="foreign greek">μυίης θάρσος</span>, of excessive boldness, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:17:570" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:17.570/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 17.570 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἐάν τις .. ὥσπερ μ. πρόσπτηται</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:3:11:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:3:11:5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mem.</span> 3.11.5 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">δειπνεῖν ἄκλητος μ.</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">a fly</span> for coming to dinner uninvited, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0410.tlg001:195:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0410.tlg001:195.7/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Antiph.</span> 195.7 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἐλέφαντα ἐκ μυίας ποιεῖν</span> \'to make a mountain out of a molehill\', <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg006:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg006:12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Musc.Enc.</span> 12 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">μυῖα στρατιῶτις, μ. κύων</span>, ibid.; <span class="quote greek">δραίνω μυῖ’ ὅσον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0650.tlg001:1:15" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0650.tlg001:1.15/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Herod.</span> 1.15 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">χαλκῆ μυῖα</span> a game like <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">blindman\'s-buff</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0650.tlg001:9a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0650.tlg001:9a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 9a </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:9:123" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:9.123/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Poll.</span> 9.123 </a>; cf. <span class="foreign greek">μυΐνδα</span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> used by peasants of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">bees</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4083.tlg001:257:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4083.tlg001:257.6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Eust.</span> 257.6 </a>. (Cf. Lith. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">musià</span> \'fly\', Lat. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">musca</span>, etc.)</div> </div><br><br>'}