μηνύεσθαι

μηνύ̱εσθαι, μηνύω

disclose what is secret: pres inf mp

Grammatical information: v.

Meaning: `indicate, betray, announce' (h. Merc. ; Zumbach Neuerungen 52).

Other forms: Dor. μανύω, aor. - ῦσαι etc.,

Compounds: Also w. prefix, e.g. κατα-, ἐκ-.

Derivatives: μήνυμα n. `indication' (Th., Men.), ( κατα -) μήνυσις `id.' (Att.); μηνυτής m. `indicator, informer' (Att.; Fraenkel Nom. ag. 2, 17), also - τήρ `id.' (A. Eu. 245, Orph. H.; Fraenkel 2, 13, Benveniste Noms d'agent 42), μανύτωρ `id.' (AP); μηνυτικός `indicating, denunciatory' (Ph., D.C.); μήνυτρον, usu. pl. -α `reward for the infomation' (h. Merc.) with μηνυτρίζομαι `(for the reward) be denunciated' (hell. pap.; also H. as explanation of μηνύεσθαι).

Origin: XX [etym. unknown]

Etymology: In μηνύω we can have either a primary thematic νυ-present with analogically generalized presentsuffix (cf. τανύω: τανύσ(σ)αι and Schwyzer 698 f.) or a denominative from *μῆνυ-ς resp. *μηνύ̄-ς ( νυ- or υ-suffix; cf. Schwyzer 727). The word remains further dark and without connection. Unuseful hypotheses (to μένος etc.; to Lith mó-ju, mó-ti `beckon with the hand' etc.) in Bq; cf WP. 2, 219f., Pok. 693.

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