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|Full diacritics=μνηστήρ
|Medium diacritics=μνηστήρ
|Low diacritics=μνηστήρ
|Capitals=ΜΝΗΣΤΗΡ
|Transliteration A=mnēstḗr
|Transliteration B=mnēstēr
|Transliteration C=mnistir
|Beta Code=mnhsth/r
|Definition=Dor. μναστ-, ῆρος, ὁ, Ep. dat. pl. <b class="b3">μνηστήρεσσι</b>, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">wooer, suitor</b>, freq. in Od. of the suitors of Penelope, <span class="bibl">1.91</span>, al., cf. <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">P.</span>9.106</span>, <span class="bibl">Th.1.9</span>, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Tr.</span> 9</span>, <span class="bibl">15</span>: c. gen., παιδὸς τῆς ἐμῆς μ. <span class="bibl">Hdt.6.130</span>; γάμων μ. <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pr.</span>740</span>: metaph., <b class="b3">μ. ἀγώνων, πολέμου, στεφάνων</b>, <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">P.</span>12.24</span>,<span class="bibl"><span class="title">N.</span>1.16</span>,<span class="bibl"><span class="title">Fr.</span>19</span>; καλοῖς ἔργοις ὧν μνηστῆρα τὸν κίνδυνον εἶναι <span class="bibl">J.<span class="title">AJ</span>17.6.2</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b3">Μναστήρ, ὁ</b>, a month at Messene, <span class="title">IG</span>5(1).1447 (iii/ii B. C.).</span>
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|ptext=[[https://www.translatum.gr/images/pape/pape-02-0195.png Seite 195]] ῆρος, ὁ, der <b class="b2">Freier</b>, oft in der Od. von den Freiern der Penelope, μητρὸς ἐμῆς μνηστῆρες, 1, 368; Pind. P. 9, 110; γάμων, Aesch. prom. 742; Soph. Tr. 9. 15; Eur. Hel. 98 u. öfter; τοὺς Ἑλένης μνηστῆρας auch Thuc. 1, 9; Plat. Ion 535 b; Xen. Cyr. 8, 4. 15; Sp. wie Luc. V. H. 2, 35; – der <b class="b2">Erinnerer</b>, Anreger, εὐκλεᾶ μναστῆρ' ἀγώνων, Pind. P. 12, 24, u. λαὸν πολέμου μναστῆρα, N. 1, 16, des Kampfes gedenkend; nachgeahmt bei Nonn., εἰλαπίνης [[μνηστήρ]], = [[μνήμων]].
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