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want of, absence, φίλων X. Mem. 2.2.14 ; ἀρσένων, βροτῶν, ἀνδρῶν, E. Hec. 1017, Ba. 875 (lyr., pl.), Th. 6.102 ; λύχνων Ar. Av. 1484 (lyr.), etc. ; διʼ ἐρημίας πολεμίων πορευόμενος without finding any enemy, X. HG 3.4.21 ; τὴν ἐ. τῶν κωλυσόντων ὁρῶν seeing that there would be none to hinder him, D. 4.49 ; ἐ. σώματος, = κενόν, Zeno Stoic. 1.26 ; even ἐ. κακῶν freedom from evil, E. HF 1157.
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fabricate tales, esp. of newsmongers, Th. 6.38, And. 1.54, Lys. 16.11, D. 4.49, Thphr. Char. 8.1; τὰς [συμφορὰς] αὐτοὶ λογοποιοῦσιν Lys. 22.14; λ. κατὰ τῆς πόλεως Plb. 28.2.4:— Pass., D.C. 37.35.
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to be intoxicated with passion, pride, etc., ὑπὸ τῆς Ἀφροδίτης X. Smp. 8.21; ὑπὸ τρυφῆς Pl. Criti. 121a; ἔρωτι Anacr. 19; τῷ μεγέθει τῶν πεπραγμένων D. 4.49; περὶ τὰς ἡδονάς Philostr. VS 1.22.1; οὐ μ. τὴν φρόνησιν Alex. 301; μ. τὸ φίλημα AP 5.304.
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Adv., in strong protestations, οὐ μέντοι μὰ Δία . . D. 4.49; in eager or positive assent, of course, φαμέν τι εἶναι . . ; Answ. φαμὲν μέντοι νὴ Δία Pl. Phd. 65d, al.: with a neg. to give emphasis to a question, οὐ σὺ μέντοι . . ; why, are you not . . ? Id. Prt. 309a, cf. Phdr. 229b, R. 339b, etc.: sts. to express impatience, ὄμνυμι γάρ σοι—τίνα μέντοι, τίνα θεῶν; Id. Phdr. 236d; τί μ. πρῶτον ἦν, τί πρῶτον ἦν; nay what was the first? Ar. Nu. 787; οὗτος, σὲ λέγω μ. Id. Ra. 171; σὺ μέντοι . . Luc. Alex. 44: with imper., to enforce the command, τουτὶ μ. σὺ φυλάττου only take heed . . , Ar. Pax 1100, cf. Av. 661, X. An. 1.4.8: in answers, γελοῖον μέντἂν εἴη nay it would be absurd, Pl. Tht. 158e; summing up a long temporal clause, And. 1.130.
dream, Pl. R. 534c, Ti. 52b ; ὀ. τι dream of a thing, ἵππους Ar. Nu. 16 ; ἱππικήν ib. 27 ; πολλὰ τοιαῦτʼ ὀνειροπολεῖ ἐν τῇ γνώμῃ builds many such ‘castles in the air’, D. 4.49 ; ὀ. τάλαντα Luc. Merc.Cond. 20:— Pass., -ποληθεὶς πλοῦτος Id. DMort. 15[5].2.