830d

μείς, μηνός, ὁ, nom. sg.

A

μείς Il.19.117

, Hes.Op. 557, h.Merc.11, Anacr.6.1, Pi.N.5.44, Hdt.2.82, Hp.Septim.3 (v.l.), Pl.Cra. 409c, Ti. 39c, Arist.GA 777b23, Thphr.Sign.27, Call.Hec.1.1.12, SIG1009. 27 (Chalcedon, iii/ii B.C.), 1047.46 (Amorgos, ii/i B.C.), IG9(1).682 (Corc., iv B. C.), Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.199, Eudox.Ars Prooem., 13.1, Ezek.Exag. 153, Str.13.1.64, Sammelb. 1191; [dialect] Dor.

μής SIG243

D45 (Delph., iv B. C.), IG42(1).102.10 (Epid., iv B. C.), 42.6 (iii B. C.), Tab.Heracl.1.1; Elean [full] μεύς Schwyzer 418.15: nom. sg. [full] μήν Hes.Fr. 240 codd., IG12.377.14, al. (v B. C.), 387.32 (v B. C.), Th.5.54, X.HG4.5.1, 7.4.28, LXX 1 Ki.20.24,al., SIG672.85 (Delph., ii B. C.); both μείς and [full] μήν in Thphr.Sign.27: oblique cases formed from stem [pref] μην-, [dialect] Aeol. [pref] μηνν- IG12(2).6.39,al. (Mytil.), Thess. [pref] μεινν- ib.9(2).258.5 ([place name] Cierium); dat. pl.

μησί Hdt.4.43

, 8.51 (v.l. μήνεσἱν)), Pl.Lg. 771b,

μησίν SIG45.18

(Halic., v B. C.):— month, Il. l.c., etc.;

τοῦ μὲν φθίνοντος μηνός, τοῦ δ' ἱσταμένοιο Od.14.162

, cf. Hes.Op. 780, Th.59;

ἱσταμένου τοῦ μ. εἰνάτη Hdt.6.106

, cf. Th.4.52, etc.; μηνὸς τετάρτῃ φθίνοντος on the fourth day from the end of the month, Foed. ap. eund.5.19; Μαιμακτηριῶνος δεκάτῃ ἀπιόντος, i.e. on the [ per.] 21st, Decr. ap. D.18.37; μηνῶν φθινὰς ἁμέρα the last of the month, E.Heracl. 779(lyr.); τελευτῶντος τοῦ μηνός at the end of the lunar month (when there was no moon-light), Th.2.4; ἐκείνου τοῦ μηνός in the course of.., X.Mem.4.8.2; κατὰ μῆνα monthly, Ar.Nu. 1287, etc.;

μισθὸν διδόναι κατὰ μ. D.50.10

; κατὰ μῆνα ἕκαστον, κατὰ μῆνας, Pl.Lg. 830d, 762b; ἐκάστου μηνός ib. 760d;

τοῦ μηνὸς ἑκάστου Ar.Ach. 859

(lyr.); τοῦ μηνός alone, by the month, Id.Nu. 612, etc.;

συνόδους ποιεῖσθαι δύο τοῦ μ. Pl.Lg. 771d

; τόκον δραχμὴν τοῦ μ. τῆς μνᾶς interest a drachma per mina per month, Aeschin. 3.104; μ. πλήρης, κοῖλος, civil month of 30 or 29 days respectively, Gem.8.3; μ. ἐμβόλιμος intercalary month, Hdt.1.32, IG12(7).237.56 ([place name] Arcesine), Eudox. Ars13.13.

2 crescent moon, Thphr.l.c. ([etym.] μείς); the part of the month corresponding to a phase of the moon, ibid. ( μείς and μήν); the visible part of the moon, Chrysipp. l. c. ([etym.] μείς).

3 ornament in form of crescent moon, IG12.387.32 (v B. C., μήν).

b = μηνίσκος 1, prob. in Ar.Av. 1115, cf. Cleom.2.5.

II as pr. n., the god Lunus, masc. of Μήνη, Luc.JTr.8. (I.-E. stem mēns- 'moon', 'month', cf. Lat. mensis, gen. pl. mensum, etc.)

μύλος [ῠ], ὁ,

A = μύλη, mill, LXXEx.11.5, Plu.2.549d, 830d; μ. καβαλλαρικὸς ἐν λίθοις, μ. ὀνικός, μ. ὑδραλετικός, Edict.Diocl.15.52,53, 54.

2 millstone, PCair. Zen.355.84 (dub., iii B. C.), AP11.253 (Lucill.);

γυνὴ ἔρριψε κλάσμα μύλου LXX 2 Ki.11.21

;

μ. ὀνικός En. Matt.18.6

, Ev.Marc.9.42;

μύλους σφυρηλάτους ἀργυροῦς Str.4.1.13

: metaph.,

ὀψὲ θεῶν ἀλέουσι μύλοι, ἀλέουσι δὲ λεπτά App.Prov.4.48

: generally, stone, Hp.Steril.241.

3 grinder, molar, Artem.1.31.

II poet. for μύλλος (q.v.), Opp.H.1.130.

III = μύλη IV, Sor.2.36, Erot. s.v. ἐμυλώθη, Hsch.

ἅμιλλα, ης, ἡ,

A contest for superiority, conflict,

τῶν νεῶν ἅμιλλαν.. ἰδέσθαι Hdt.7.44

; ἅ. ἵππων horse-race, ib. 196, cf. Pi.O.5.6, I.5(4).6; ῥιμφαρμάτοις ἁμίλλαις in racing of swift chariots, S.OC 1063, cf. El. 861; ἅ. ἀγαθῶν ἀνδρῶν contest of brave men, D.20.108;

μειρακίων Ar. Eq. 556

;

χορῶν Pl.Lg. 834e

; of boat-races, IG22.1028.20, Pl.Com. 183.

2 c.gen.rei, ἰσχύος trial of strength, Pi.N.9.12 (pl.);

πτερύ γων ἁμίλλαις A.Pr. 129

; ποδοῖν, λόγων, φρονήματος, E.IA 212, Med. 546, Andr. 214;

ἀρετῆς Pl.Lg. 731b

: c. gen. obj., ἅ. λέκτρων contest for marriage, E.Hipp. 1141;

ἔρωτος Gorg.Hel.5

: abs., eager desire, Herod.6.68 (s.v.l.):—also

ἅ. περί τινος Isoc.10.15

; freq.in Poets with Adj., ἅ. φιλόπλουτος, πολύτεκνος striving after wealth or children, E. IT 411, Med. 557: with gen.in adjectival sense, ἅ.αἵματος, = αἱματόες σα, Id.Hel. 1155:—phrases: ἅμιλλαν τιθέναι, προτιθέναι propose contest, Id.Andr. 1020, Med. l.c.; ἅ. ποιεῖσθαι contend eagerly, ὅκως .. Hdt.8.10; ἅ. ἐποιοῦντο they had a race, Th.6.32;

ἅ. ποιεῖσθαι πρὸς ἀλλήλους Pl.Lg. 830d

; εἰς ἅ. ἔρχεσθαι, ἐξελθεῖν, E.Tr. 621, Hec. 226;

πρὸς ἅ. ἐλθεῖν Id.Med. 1083

; ἅ. γίγνεται ὅπως .. struggle arises, Th.8.6.

ὑποτελ-έω,

A pay, discharge, of a tribute or tax,

φόρον ὑ. Hdt.1.171

, X.HG1.3.9, etc.; συντάξεις, συντάξεις καὶ φόρους, Isoc. 7.2, 12.116;

τὸν φόρον ὑποτελῶ Ἀθηναίοισιν IG12.39.26

: abs., pay tribute, Th.3.46, Luc.Anach.30, etc.: also

ὑ. ἀξίην βασιλέϊ Hdt.4.201

; ὑ. ἔρανον, δῶρα, D.10.40, Plu.2.830d;

μίσθωμα IG12(7).55.15

([place name] Amorgos); ὑ. τι discharge a duty, Luc.Rh.Pr.23:—[voice] Pass.,

ὁ -τελεσθησόμενος ὅρκος PLond.5.1708.260

(vi A. D.).

δαν(ε)ιστής, οῦ, ὁ (since Demosth.; Plut., Sol. 85 [13, 5], Mor. 830d; ins, pap; 4 Km 4:1; Ps 108:11; Sir 29:28; Philo; Jos., Ant. 18, 147 al.; loanw. in rabb.) money-lender, creditor Lk 7:41 (opp. χρεοφειλέτης as Pr 29:13).—DELG s.v. δάνος. M-M.

δαν(ε)ιστής, οῦ, ὁ (since Demosth.; Plut., Sol. 85 [13, 5], Mor. 830d; ins, pap; 4 Km 4:1; Ps 108:11; Sir 29:28; Philo; Jos., Ant. 18, 147 al.; loanw. in rabb.) money-lender, creditor Lk 7:41 (opp. χρεοφειλέτης as Pr 29:13).—DELG s.v. δάνος. M-M.

μύλος, ου, ὁ (H. Gk. for ἡ μύλη [so also Joseph.]; B-D-F §50).

① mill (Diod S 3, 13, 2; Plut., Mor. 549e; 830d; PSI 530, 2 [III B.C.]; POxy 278, 17; Ex 11:5; Dt 24:6; Is 47:2; SibOr 8, 14), made of two flat stones, which varied in the course of time and provenance in size and shape; by moving one over the other, whether by hand or by mechanical contrivance, the grain between the two was turned into flour (s. illustrations in Bible dictionaries). ἀλήθειν ἐν τῷ μ. grind with the (hand-)mill (cp. Num 11:8) Mt 24:41. φωνὴ μ. the sound of the mill (as it turns) Rv 18:22.

② millstone (Lycophron 233; Strabo 4, 1, 13; Anth. Pal. 11, 246, 2; PRyl 167, 10; BGU 1067, 5; Judg 9:53 A; 2 Km 11:21) Rv 18:21 v.l.; μ. ὀνικός a great (lit. ‘donkey’) millstone, i.e. not a stone fr. the small handmill, but one fr. the large mill, worked by donkey-power (s. ὀνικός). As a heavy weight: ἵνα κρεμασθῇ μ. ὀνικὸς περὶ τὸν τράχηλον αὐτοῦ that a great millstone would be hung around his neck Mt 18:6. Also εἰ περίκειται μ. ὀν. περὶ τὸν τράχηλον αὐτοῦ if a great millstone were hung around his neck Mt 9:42. More briefly περιτεθῆναι μύλον have a millstone hung (on him) 1 Cl 46:8.—Rv 18:21 v.l. B. 363.—DELG. M-M.