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μαίνομαι
μαίνομαι from Root !μαν to rage, be furious, Hom.; ὁ μανείς the madman, Soph.: to be mad with wine, Od.:—of Bacchic frenzy, Il., Soph.; ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ μ. to be driven mad by the god, Hdt.; τὸ μαίνεσθαι madness, Soph.; πλεῖν ἢ μαίνομαι more than madness, Ar.:—c. acc. cogn., μεμηνὼς οὐ σμικρὰν νόσον mad with no slight disease, Aesch. of fire, to rage, riot, Il.; so, μαινομένη ἐλπίς Orac. ap. Hdt.; ἔρις Aesch., etc. the aor1 act. ἔμηνα, in Causal sense, to madden, enrage, Eur., Xen.

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to rage, be furious

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μαίνομαι
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μαίνομαι
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μαινομαι
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μαίνομαι from Root !μαν to rage, be furious, Hom.; ὁ μανείς the madman, Soph.: to be mad with wine, Od.:—of Bacchic frenzy, Il., Soph.; ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ μ. to be driven mad by the god, Hdt.; τὸ μαίνεσθαι madness, Soph.; πλεῖν ἢ μαίνομαι more than madness, Ar.:—c. acc. cogn., μεμηνὼς οὐ σμικρὰν νόσον mad with no slight disease, Aesch. of fire, to rage, riot, Il.; so, μαινομένη ἐλπίς Orac. ap. Hdt.; ἔρις Aesch., etc. the aor1 act. ἔμηνα, in Causal sense, to madden, enrage, Eur., Xen.
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20142
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n20162
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mai/nomai

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