Μῆνις

wrath

Translated by David Whitehead19 Sep 2003Vetting: high2 revisions

4 words
[This means] abiding anger.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μῆνις· ὀργὴ ἔμμονος.

Betacode
*mh=nis: o)rgh\ e)/mmonos.

Notes

  1. Likewise or similarly in other lexica (see the references at Photius mu402 Theodoridis), and cf. the scholia to the famous opening line of Homer's Iliad, which calls on the Muse to 'sing of the wrath of Achilles' (web address 1).

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Neighbouring entries

μ955Μηνιόντωνragingμ956ΜηνίωI am wrathfulμ957Μῆνιςwrathμ958Μηνίσκοςcrescent, meniscusμ959Μηνίσκουςmenisci
Revision history2 revisions · last 21 May 2013
  1. augmented note; another keyword — David Whitehead
  2. added link, set status — Catharine Roth
  3. Translated — David Whitehead

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