μένειν εἴσω δόμων

εἴσω, [full] ἔσω, used by [dialect] Ep., Lyr., and Trag. Poets acc. as a spondee or iambus is required ; ἔσω (as ἐς for εἰς) prevailed in [dialect] Ion. and old [dialect] Att. Prose ; but in other Prose and in Com. εἴσω was the only form admitted, whereas ἔσωθεν with the [comp] Comp. and [comp] Sup. ἐσώτερος, ἐσώτατος, ἐσωτέρω, ἐσωτάτω, seem to have been the only forms in use:— Adv. of εἰς, ἐς,

A to within, into: abs., μή πού τις ἐπαγγείιῃσι καὶ εἴσω lest some one may carry the news into the house, Od.4.775, cf. Hdt.1. III, al. ; so

εἴπατε δ' εἴσω Od.3.427

; also εἴσω δ' ἀσπίδ' ἔαξε he brake it through to the inside, Il. 7.270 ; so

ὀστέα δ' εἴσω ἔθλασεν Od.18.96

;

εἴσω ἐπιγράψαι τέρενα χρόα Il.13.553

;

ἐσσύμενοι εἴσω Pi.P.4.135

;

εἴσω κομίζου A.Ag. 1035

; πέπληγμαι..ἔσω ib. 1343 ;

εἴσω.. δεῦρ' εἴσιθ' Ar. Pl. 231

; ἡγεῖσθαι εἴσω, φεύγειν εἴσω, X.Cyr.2.3.21, 7.5.26 ;

παρακαλέσαι εἴσω Id.An.1.6.5

.

b when a case follows, Hom. prefers the acc.,

δῦναι δόμον Ἄϊδος εἴσω Il.3.322

;

πέρησε δ' ἄρ' ὀστέον εἴσω αἰχμή 6.10

, etc. ;

ἡγήσατο.. Ἴλιον εἴσω 1.71

, etc. ; more rarely with gen.,

κατελθόντ' Ἄϊδος εἴσω 6.284

, cf. 22.425 ;

ἐβήσετο δώματος εἴσω Od.7.135

, cf. 8.290 ; so in Prose and Trag.,

Κύκλωπος ἔσω βλεφάρων ὤσας E. Cyc. 485

; it generally follows its case, but precedes in Il.21.125, 24.155, Od.8.290.

2 with Verbs of Rest, = ἔνδον, inside, within,

εἴσω δόρπον ἐκόσμει 7.13

;

ἄντρον ἔσω ναίουσα h.Merc.6

;

ἔσω καθῆσθαι A.Ch. 919

;

θακεῖν S.Aj. 105

;

οὔτε πύργος οὔτε ναῦς ἔρημος ἀνδρῶν μὴ ξυνοικούντων ἔσω Id.OT57

; τὸ ἔσω μέτωπον the inner front, Th.3.21 ;

τὰ εἴσω νενοσηκότα σώματα Pl.R. 407d

;

εἴσω τὴν χεῖρα ἔχειν ἀναβεβλημένον D.19.251

.

b c. gen.,

μένειν εἴσω δόμων A. Th. 232

; γλῶσσαν εἴσω πυλῶν ῥέουσαν ib. 557 ;

εἴσω στέγης S.Tr. 202

; εἴσω ξίφους within reach of sword, E.Or. 1531 ; εἴσω τῶν ὅπλων within the heavy-armed troops, i.e. encircled by them, X.An.3.3.7, 3.4.26 ; εἴσω τῶν ὀρέων within, i.e. on this side of, the mountains, ib. 1.2.21 ; ἔσω τούτων inside of these people, i.e. farther inland, Th.2.100 ; εἴσω βέλους within bow-shot, Arr.An.1.6.8 ; τὰ δένδρα τῆς ὁδοῦ ποιεῖν εἴσω, i.e. inside, i.e. by the side of, the road, D.55.22 ;

εἴσω τῆς εἰρωνείας ἀφικνεῖσθαι Id.Prooem.14

;

πάντα εἴσω τῆς συμφορᾶς Lib.Or.61.18

.

II later of Time, within,

εἴσω ἡμερῶν εἴκοσι PGiss.34.6

(iii A.D.), Hermog.Stat.8,Arg.2 Ar.Eq.

III for [comp] Comp. and [comp] Sup., v. ἔσω.

μένω, [dialect] Ep. inf.

A

μενέμεν Il.5.486

; Arc. [tense] pres. part.

μίνονσαι Schwyzer 657.49

(Tegea, iv B.C.); [dialect] Ep., [dialect] Ion. [tense] impf.

μένεσκον Il.19.42

, Hdt.4.42: [dialect] Ep., [dialect] Ion. [tense] fut.

μενέω Il.19.308

, Hdt.4.119; [dialect] Att.

μενῶ Ar.Ach. 564

, etc.: [tense] aor.

ἔμεινα Il.15.656

, etc.: [tense] pf.

μεμένηκα D.18.321

; cf. [full] μίμνω:—stay, wait:

I stand fast, in battle,

οὐδ' ἴφθιμοι Λύκιοι μένον, ἀλλὰ φόβηθεν Il.16.659

;

μενέω καὶ τλήσομαι 11.317

; φεύγειν μηδὲ μένειν Orac. ap.Hdt.1.55, cf. X.Cyr.3.3.45, S.OT 295;

ἐμπέδως μ. A.Ag. 854

;

ἀραρότως Id.Supp. 945

; μ. κατὰ χώραν, of soldiers, Th.4.26.

2 stay at home, stay where one is, Il.16.838;

ἔντοσθε μένοντες Hes.Th. 598

;

μ. αὐτοῦ Hdt.8.62

;

οἴκοι A.Fr. 317

;

εἴσω δόμων Id.Th. 232

;

κατ' οἶκον E.IA 656

;

ἐν δόμοις Pi.N.3.43

, S.Aj.80;

ἔνδον Amphis 1.3

.

b lodge, stay,

παρὰ ματρί Pi.P.4.186

;

πρὸς τοὺς γονέας Hp. Ep.13

;

ἐκεῖ Plb.30.4.10

codd. (fort. οἴκοι), cf. Alciphr.3.5.

c μ. ἀπὸ ἧς ἀλόχοιο stay away, be absent from.., Il.2.292;

ἀπὸ πτολέμοιο 18.64

: and so abs., to be a shirker,

ἴση μοῖρα μένοντι καὶ εἰ μάλα τις πολεμίζοι 9.318

.

d οἱ μένοντες, opp. οἱ φεύγοντες (exiles), IG12.10.27.

3 stay, tarry,

ἐς ἠέλιον καταδύντα Od.17.570

;

μενέουσι, εἰς ὅ κέ περ Τροίην διαπέρσομεν Il.9.45

; loiter, be idle, 11.666, A.Pers. 796;

οἱ μένοντες X.An.4.4.19

, etc.

4 of things, to be lasting, remain, stand,

στήλη μένει ἔμπεδον Il.17.434

;

ἀσφαλὲς αἰὲν.. μένει οὐρανός Pi.N.6.4

;

τάδ' αἰανῶς μένοι A.Eu. 672

;

αἰῶνα δ' ἐς τρίτον μένει Id.Th. 744

(lyr.); opp. φέρεσθαι, Pl.Phdr. 261d; εἰ μηδὲν μένει if nothing is fixed, Id.Cra. 440a;

τὴν μεμενηκυῖαν κρίσιν Phld.Sto.339.15

; οἱ μένοντες (sc. ἀστέρες) having no proper motion, opp. οἱ πλάνητες, Arist.Cael. 290a21;

μένων κύκλος Autol.12

, al., Ptol.Hyp.1.3; μένουσιν ἀριστοκρατίαι are stable, permanent, Arist.Pol. 1308a3.

b μ. παρά τινι remain in one's possession, CPR18.37 (ii A.D.), etc.

5 of condition, remain as one was, of a maiden, Il.19.263; τῶν βεβαίως μοι φίλων μενόντων Ps.-Philipp. ap. D.12.11;

τὸ νόμισμα βούλεται μένειν Arist.EN 1133b14

: generally, stand, hold good,

ἢν μείνωσιν ὅρκοι E.Andr. 1000

;

μένειν τὸ ὅρκιον κατὰ χώρην Hdt.4.201

;

εἰ τὰ πρότερον μένει ἡμῖν ὁμολογήματα Pl.Grg. 480b

; μ. τὰ βουλήματα καὶ οὐ μεταρρεῖ Arist.EN 1167b7; of circumstances,

οὐ μενεῖν κατὰ χώραν τὰ πράγματα Th.4.76

; οὐδαμὰ ἐν τὠυτῷ μ., of prosperity, Hdt.1.5;

μένειν ἐμπέδοις φρονήμασι S.Ant. 169

; μ. ἐπὶ τούτων [ἃ κατέστραπται] remain contented with.., D.4.9;

μ. ἐπὶ τούτοις Isoc.8.7

; ἐπὶ τούτῳ τῷ βίῳ μ. be content with.., Pl.R. 466c, cf. 496b;

μ. ἐλεύθερον Men. 145

; of wine, keep good, Plb.12.2.8.

6 abide by an opinion, conviction, etc.,

ἐπὶ τῷ ἀληθεῖ Pl.Prt. 356e

; μενέτωσαν ἐν τοῖς διαγνωσθεῖσι Lex ap.D.21.94; ὁ μένων the party which observes an engagement, PTeb.391.24 (i A.D.).

7 impers. c. inf., it remains for one to do,

μένει.. ἐκτίνειν θέμιν A.Supp. 435

(lyr.);

τοῖς πᾶσιν ἀνθρώποισι κατθανεῖν μένει E.Fr. 733

.

II trans., of persons, await, expect (cf. μίμνω)

, ἡμέρας μεῖναι φάος Id.Rh.66

;

τοὺς Ἰλλυριούς Th.4.124

, cf. 8.78; esp. await an attack without blenching,

Δαναοὶ Τρῶας μένον ἔμπεδον, οὐδὲ φέβοντο Il.5.527

, cf. A.Th. 436; of a rock, bide the storm, Il.15.620;

ἀπορίαν γὰρ οὐ μενῶ E.Ph. 740

: reversely of things, τὸ μόρσιμον γὰρ τόν τ' ἐλεύθερον μένει awaits him, A.Ch. 103; ἐπίξηνον μένει (sc. με) Id.Ag. 1277;

ἀγὼν γὰρ ἄνδρας οὐ μένει λελειμμένους Id.Fr.37

;

δεσμά με καὶ θλίψεις μένουσιν Act.Ap.20.23

.

2 c. acc. et inf., wait for, ἦ μένετε Τρῶας σχεδὸν ἐλθέμεν; wait ye for the Trojans to come nigh? Il.4.247;

οὐ μενῶ πόσιν μολεῖν E.Andr. 255

; μένον δ' ἐπὶ ἕσπερον ἐλθεῖν they waited for evening's coming on, Od.1.422, etc.;

οὐκ ἔμειν' ἐλθεῖν τράπεζαν νυμφίαν Pi.P.3.16

; τί μένεις.. ἰέναι; why wait to go? Thgn.351; μένω δ' ἀκοῦσαι I wait, i.e. long, to hear, A.Eu. 677, cf. Ag. 459 (lyr.). (Cf. OPers. man- 'wait', Lat. maneo.)

σιγάω (s. next entry) fut. σιγήσω LXX; 1 aor. ἐσίγησα; fut. mid. σιγήσομαι Lam 3:49; pf. pass. ptc. σεσιγημένος

① to be silent, intr. (Hom. et al.; Sb 7183, 5; LXX; ApcMos 12; Jos., Vi. 175, Ant. 19, 44; Just., Mel.)

ⓐ say nothing, keep still, keep silent (Pind., N. 5, 18 τὸ σιγᾶν πολλάκις ἐστὶ σοφώτατον ἀνθρώπῳ νοῆσαι; Just., D. 137, 3; Mel., P. 94, 723) Mk 14:61 D; Lk 19:40 D; 20:26; Ac 12:17; 15:12; 1 Cor 14:28 (ESchüsler-Fiorenza, In Memory of Her ’83, 230–33; PTomson, Paul and the Jewish Law ’90, 137). Response to accusation Ἰωσὴφ ἐσίγησεν GJs 15:4 (cp. Just., D. 102, 5 [on Mt 26:63]). αἱ γυναῖκες ἐν τ. ἐκκλησίαις σιγάτωσαν 1 Cor 14:34 (cp. the Hellenic attitude Od. 18, 184, also 17, 57; 21, 386; 22, 398; Eur., Heracl. 476f γυναικὶ γὰρ σιγή … κάλλιστον, εἴσω θʼ ἥσυχον μένειν δόμων=for a woman silence is best and to remain tranquil in the house; for Hellenic cultural perspective on female aggressiveness s. VLeinieks, the City of Dionysos ’96, 277–302; s. the lit. s.v. γυνή 1. Also RSeeberg, Aus Rel. u. Gesch., Ges. Aufs. I 1906, 128–44; HHöpfl, Bened. Monatsschr. 14, ’32, 63–77; GDautzenberg, Urchristl. Prophetie, ’75, 253–90; GFetzer, Das Weib schweige in der Gemeinde ’63.—PSchmiedel, JWeiss, WBousset ad loc., HWindisch [s. γυνή 1], RBultmann [ThBl 12, ’33, 362] consider vs. 34f a secondary gloss; on the textual-critical history s. CNiccum, NTS 43, ’97, 242–55; cp. PPayne, NTS 44, ’98, 152–58; also note gender differentiation in sacred laws SEG XLIII nos. 1293 and 1310); 1 Cl 35:9 (Ps 49:21); IEph 6:1; 15:1f (opp. λαλεῖν, as Alex. Aphr., Fat. 9 p. 175, 23 Br.); IPhld 1:1 (opp. λαλεῖν).—hold one’s tongue (cp. sense b) Lk 9:36.

ⓑ stop speaking, become silent (ApcMos 12; Just., D. 57, 1 al.; Mel., P. 26, 184; Chariton 5, 7, 8; Synes., Kingship 29 p. 32a; SibOr 3, 473) Lk 18:39; Ac 13:41 D; 15:13; 1 Cor 14:30; MPol 7:2 v.l.—In the sense of ‘lose one’s power of speech’ τῷ … καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ Ζαχαρίας ἐσίγησεν GJs 10:2.

② to keep someth. from becoming known, keep secret, conceal, trans. τὶ someth. (Pind. et al.; Chariton 3, 10, 1; POxy 471, 41 [II A.D.]; Jos., Ant. 17, 309) Παῦλος ἦν μὴ σιγῶν (v.l. σιωπῶν) τὸν λόγον Paul was not reticent about (God’s) message AcPl Ha 9, 17. Pass. μυστήριον χρόνοις αἰωνίοις σεσιγημένον a secret that was concealed for long ages Ro 16:25. Cp. Lk 9:36 in 1a.—B. 1259. Schmidt, Syn. I 215–24, s. σιωπάω. DELG s.v. σιγή. M-M.