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- μ617ΜένωI abide (by), I stand (by)[Used] with a genitive. "But Olympias stood by her own calculations".
- μ618ΜένωνMenon, Meno… some take pride in piety and truth and uprightness, so Menon took pride in his capacity to deceive, to fabricate falsehoods, and to sneer at friends; anyone not a villain he regarded as needing …
- μ622ΜενοικεύςMenoikeus, Menoeceus[no gloss]
- μ624ΜενοινῷοςdesirousApparently an adjective (or a proper name) related to menoinh/ (mu 623); attested only here.
- μ625ΜενοίτιοςMenoitios, Menoetius… Argonauts; father of Patroclus (pi 796). See generally OCD(4) s.v. Menoetius.
- μ614Μενοεικήςagreeable, satisfying, suiting one's desires, to one's taste[Meaning] self-sufficient. Also [sc. attested is the accusative singular] menoeike/a.
- μ623Μενοινήdesirousness[Meaning] eagerness.
- ει278Εἰς καλόνfor goodSee e.g. Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus 78; Plato, Meno 89E, Symposium 174E. cf. generically epsiloniota 279.
- ε1140Ἐναύλισμαabode, quartersNeuter noun related to the verb epsilon 1139 and epsilon 1324. Same gloss in some lexica, but Hesychius epsilon2698 has a fuller one: newsti\ geno/meno/n ti oi)/khma, "recently built". Instances in Artemidorus, Theophylact Simocatta, …
- η33Ἦ γάρn'est-ce pas? no?… confirmation, very common in Plato; Theodoridis on Photius s.v. offers Meno 97A and Theaetetus 160E exempli gratia.
- α1150ἈλευάδαιAleuadai, Aleuadae, Aleuads… lexica, including Timaeus' Platonic Lexicon. From the scholia to Plato, Meno 70B, where the headword occurs. cf. under epsilon 3952 and sigma 438, and see generally OCD(4) p.55.
- λ581Λιπαρεῖτε μένοντεςkeep holding out[Meaning] keep standing by, or keep paying attention.
- μ615Μένοςstrength, prowess[Meaning] force, effort. But me/nos differs from qa/rsos ["courage"], for me/nos refers to the body, but qa/rsos to the soul.
- α150Ἀγαπᾶνto love, to receive favorably, to be content with.… expression meaning "please...". There are classical Attic instances in Plato (Meno 75C) and Isocrates (Letters 6.6); and see generally LSJ s.v. a)gapa/w, III.1.
- η470ἩράκλειςHerakles!, Heracles!… eta14). See also eta 469. [1] cf. scholion on Plato, Meno 91C. [2] The vocative is *(hra/kleis as at eta 469. [3] The Attic nominative is *dhmh/thr; Doric, Arcadian, and Boeotian is *dama/thr; *dwma/thr …
- η223Ἠλίθιοςfoolish, idle… pei/qesqai "obey." [3] Xenophon, Anabasis 2.6.22 (web address 2), concerning Meno; cf. mu 618.
- μ616Μενοῦνγεyea rather[A single word formed] out of three conjunctions. [Meaning] truly.
- ε3792Εὐφήμειspeak well… epsilon1009; Photius, Lexicon epsilon2361; scholia to Plato, Gorgias 469A and Meno 91C.
- ει57Εἰκάζωνconjecturing, comparing… always a certainty with Timaeus -- the likely context is Meno 98B. [2] Quotation unidentifiable. (Adler suggests Aelian.) The transmitted plural fa/smata may be corrected either to the singular fa/sma or better (as suggested …
- δ110Δαιδάλου ποιήματαDaidalos' creations, Daedalus' creationsThe phrase "Daidalou poiemata" occurs in Plato, Meno 97D-E, and this material derives from ancient comment on that passage. For Daidalos/Daedalus cf. already delta 106, delta 107, delta 108, delta 109; and see generally …
- κ150Κακίαvice, evil… belong to ignorance or, rather, they are ignorance) see Plato, Meno 77B-78B; Gorgias 460B-D, 488A; Protagoras 352C, 355A-358A, 360D, and the Diogenes Laertius and Stobaeus passages quoted above. [3] alpha 3830. [4] From commentary …
- ε1796Ἐξομόργνυνταιthey wipe off (from themselves)The headword is third person plural present middle of e)como/rgnumi. It must be quoted from somewhere: same or similar glossing in other lexica, and cf. also the scholia to Plato, Laws 775D, where the …
- κ2324Κράνειοςdog-wood[1] cf. kappa 2322. [2] Near Corinth: Diogenes Laertius 6.77, etc. [3] cf. kappa 2323. [4] i.e. cranium, skull. For Kranion as Calvary/Golgotha (gamma 366) see Luke 23:33 (to\n to/pon to\n kalou/menon *krani/on), Matthew …
- α4639Ἀφοσιούμεθαwe make atonement, we fulfill (an obligation), we do (something) for form's sake[Meaning] we perform something holy, of course. Also [sc. attested is the related participle] a)fosiou/menos ["fulfilling"], [meaning he] completing, performing the rite. "But fulfilling the oath of the eparchos he contrived as follows." Also …
- δ62ΔαξισμόςirritationThe headword noun, nominative case, purports to be generated by its genitive in the quotation given -- but see next note [1] A faulty approximation of a dream-scenario in Artemidorus 5.69: read nominative i(pta/menos …
- δ76Δάσασθαιto divide out, distribute[1] The headword is aorist infinitive of date/omai. Same or similar glossing in other lexica, and cf. also the scholia to Homer, Odyssey 3.66 (where dassa/menoi occurs). [2] Herodotus 7.121.2, with the aorist participle …
- δ856Διδαξάμενοςhaving [someone] taughtSame entry in Timaeus' Platonic Lexicon, compiled at some time between the first and the fourth centuries CE. Similar one, later, in Photius, Lexicon delta520, though the glossing there is corrupted into tele/sas ti …
- α2202Ἀναιρεθείςhaving been taken upMeaning [he] having been picked up [a)nalhfqei/s] [sc. and nurtured]. Thus Isocrates [sc. uses the term]. Also [sc. attested is] a)nairei=n, [meaning] to conceive in the womb, and to raise the offspring, and to …
- κ2303Κωτίληbabbling, chattering, prattlingThe headword is feminine, and glossed accordingly. It must be quoted from somewhere -- perhaps a fragment of Anacreon, where it is applied to a swallow. (The glossing in other lexica fits better with …
- κ1644Κινόμενοςbeing moved, being set in motion[kino/menos means the same as] kinou/menos.