μεμύημαι καὶ χορτάζεσθαι καὶ πεινᾶν

μυέω pf. pass. μεμύημαι; aor. subj. 3 sg. μυηθῇ t.t. of the mystery religions initiate (into the mysteries) (Trag., Hdt. et al.; OGI 530, 15; 764, 12; 3 Macc 2:30; Philo, Cher. 49, Sacr. Abel. 62; Jos., Ap. 2, 267; Just.; Tat. 1, 1. On μύησις in ins s. SCole, Megaloi Theoi ’84, 46f; on mysteries at Samothrace 25–56.). Of baptism ἵνα] Ἀρτεμύλλα μυηθῇ [τῆς ἐ]ν κυρίῳ σφραγίδος so that Artemilla might be initiated by being sealed in the Lord AcPl Ha 3, 23. Also gener., without the specific sense (Straub 31): pass., w. inf. foll. (Alciphron 4, 19, 21 v.l., but in all mss., κυβερνᾶν μυηθήσομαι) ἐν παντὶ καὶ ἐν πᾶσιν μεμύημαι καί χορτάζεσθαι καὶ πεινᾶν in any and all circumstances I have learned the secret of being well fed and of going hungry Phil 4:12.—DELG s.v. μύω. M-M. TW.

μῠέω, ( μύω, q. v.)

A initiate into the mysteries,

μυῶν.. ἄλλους ξένους And.1.132

, cf. IG12.6.113;

ἐκ τοῦ μυεῖν καὶ ἐποπτεύειν Pl.Ep. 333e

, cf. D.59.21;

ἐμύησε καὶ μυεῖ τοὺς Ἕλληνας Plu.2.607b

: c. acc. cogn.,

ξένους ἐμύει θεούς J.Ap.2.37

:—more freq. in [voice] Pass., to be initiated,

ὁ βουλόμενος μυεῖται Hdt.8.65

;

ὅσοι μεμυήμεθα Ar.Ra. 456

; οἱ μεμυημένοι ib. 158, And.1.28;

δεῖ γὰρ μυηθῆναί με πρὶν τεθνηκέναι Ar. Pax 375

; μυηθῆναι ἀφ' ἑστίας, v. ἑστία; τοῦ ἀφ' ἑστίας μυουμένου prob. in IG12.6.108;

μυηθεῖσαν ἀφ' ἑστίας SIG853

(Eleusis, i A. D.);

θεοπρόποι ἦλθον.., οἵτινες μυηθέντες ἐνεβάτευσαν OGI530.15

(Notium, ii A. D.): c. acc. cogn., to be initiated in a thing,

τὰ μυστήρια μυεῦνται Heraclit. 14

; ὅστις τὰ Καβείρων ὄργια μεμύηται in the mysteries of the Cabiri, Hdt.2.51; τὰ μεγάλα (sc. μυστήρια)

μεμύησαι, πρὶν τὰ σμικρά Pl. Grg. 497c

;

τὰ ἐρωτικὰ μυηθῆναι Id.Smp. 209e

, cf. Phdr. 250c;

τὰ λεοντικὰ μ. Porph.Antr.15

: also c. dat.,

ἐμυήθην θεοῖς Theophil.1.4

;

μυεῖσθαι γάμῳ Alciphr.1.4

.

II generally, teach, instruct, c. inf.,

ἐμύησάς τινα ἰδεῖν AP7.385

(Phil.); ἀλλά μ' ἀνὴρ ἐμύησ' Ἑλικωνίδα (sc. εἶναι) ib.9.162:—[voice] Pass.,

μεμύημαι καὶ χορτάζεσθαι καὶ πεινᾶν Ep.Phil. 4.12

;

κυβερνᾶν μυηθήσομαι Alciphr.2.4.21

.