Μείου
diminish, underrate
Translated by David Whitehead7 Jul 2009Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μείου· ἐλάττονα τίθει. Ξενοφῶν· Κῦρος ἔφη πρὸς Ἀράσπαν τὸν κατάσκοπον, μηδὲν ἐλάσσου τἀληθοῦς μηδὲ μείου τὰ τῶν πολεμίων· κρεῖσσον γὰρ μείζω οἰηθέντας μείονα ἰδεῖν, ἢ μείω ἀκούσαντας ἰσχυρότερα εὑρίσκειν.
Betacode
*mei/ou: e)la/ttona ti/qei. *cenofw=n: *ku=ros e)/fh pro\s *)ara/span to\n kata/skopon, mhde\n e)la/ssou ta)lhqou=s mhde\ mei/ou ta\ tw=n polemi/wn: krei=sson ga\r mei/zw oi)hqe/ntas mei/ona i)dei=n, h)\ mei/w a)kou/santas i)sxuro/tera eu(ri/skein.
Notes (1)
External resources
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Linked from5 entries
- μ827Μειαγωγεῖνto lamb-bring[Meaning] to furnish less. Also [sc. attested is the related neuter noun] meiagwgei=on.
- μ828Μειαγωγήσουσι τὴν τραγῳδίανthey will lamb-bring the tragedy; they will weigh the tragedyIf anyone introduced his son, having come of age, to his phratry-members, a sacrificial victim was presented in a weight prescribed as the one that had to be met, and bringing less was not permitted. When the victim was…
- μ856Μειοῦταιis diminished, is lessened, is shortened[no gloss]
- μ857Μείωνless[Meaning] smaller.
- μ862Μεῖστονleast[Meaning] what is smallest.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 20 May 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented n.2; cosmetic — David Whitehead
- added link and cross-reference, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead