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|Definition=(<span class="sense"><p> <span class="bld">A</span> μέλᾰς <span class="bibl">Rhian.58</span>, where <b class="b3">μέγας</b> is corrupt for <b class="b3">μέλας</b>) <b class="b3">, μέλαινα, μέλᾰν</b>; gen. <b class="b3">μέλᾰνος, μελαίνης, μέλᾰνος</b>, etc.; Ep. dat. <b class="b3">μείλανι</b> (metri gr.) <span class="bibl">Il.24.79</span>: Aeol. nom. μέλαις, from <b class="b3">*μέλανς</b>, <span class="bibl">Choerob. <span class="title">in Theod.</span> 1.123</span>, Greg.Cor.<span class="bibl">p.599</span> S., hence restored in Sapph.57:— | |Definition=(<span class="sense"><p> <span class="bld">A</span> μέλᾰς <span class="bibl">Rhian.58</span>, where <b class="b3">μέγας</b> is corrupt for <b class="b3">μέλας</b>) <b class="b3">, μέλαινα, μέλᾰν</b>; gen. <b class="b3">μέλᾰνος, μελαίνης, μέλᾰνος</b>, etc.; Ep. dat. <b class="b3">μείλανι</b> (metri gr.) <span class="bibl">Il.24.79</span>: Aeol. nom. μέλαις, from <b class="b3">*μέλανς</b>, <span class="bibl">Choerob. <span class="title">in Theod.</span> 1.123</span>, Greg.Cor.<span class="bibl">p.599</span> S., hence restored in Sapph.57:—[[black]], [[dark]]: in Hom. generally, [[dark]] in colour, οἶνος <span class="bibl">Od.5.265</span>; <b class="b3">μέλαν αἷμα, κῦμα</b>, <span class="bibl">Il.4.149</span>, <span class="bibl">23.693</span>; γαῖα μέλαινα <span class="bibl">2.699</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Sapph.<span class="title">Supp.</span>5.2</span>; ὕδωρ μέλαν Αἰσήποιο <span class="bibl">Il.2.825</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Od.4.359</span>, <b class="b3">νηῦς μ</b>., from its being <b class="b2">pitched over</b>, <span class="bibl">Il.1.300</span>, al.; of men, [[dark]], [[swarthy]], μέλανας δὲ ἀνδρικοὺς ἰδεῖν <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>474e</span>; ἰσχυρός τις ἦν, μ. <span class="bibl">D.21.71</span>; <b class="b3">τὰ μ</b>. <b class="b2">black marks</b> about the ears of dogs, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyn.</span>5.23</span>. </span><span class="sense"> <span class="bld">II</span> [[dark]], [[murky]], ἕσπερος <span class="bibl">Od.1.423</span>; εὐφρόνα <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">N.</span>7.3</span>. </span><span class="sense"> <span class="bld">III</span> metaph., [[black]], [[dark]], θάνατος <span class="bibl">Il.2.834</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">κήρ</b> ib.<span class="bibl">859</span>, etc.; ὀδύναι <span class="bibl">4.117</span>, etc. (the origin of the metaphor is seen in the phrases <b class="b3">θανάτου μ. νέφος, ἄχεος νεφέλη μ</b>., <span class="bibl">16</span>. <span class="bibl">350</span>, <span class="bibl">18.22</span>); <b class="b3">μ. τύχα, ἀρά</b>, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Supp.</span>89</span> (lyr.), <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Th.</span>832</span> (lyr.); <b class="b3">Ἐρινύς</b> ib.<span class="bibl">993</span> (lyr.), cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Eu.</span>52</span>; ἄτα <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ag.</span>769</span> (lyr.); <b class="b3">Ἄρης</b> ib.<span class="bibl">1511</span> (lyr.); Ἅιδης <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OT</span>29</span>; Ἅιδου μ. ἀνάγκα <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Hipp.</span>1388</span> (lyr.), etc.; <b class="b3">ἡμέραι μέλαιναι</b>, = Lat. <b class="b2">dies atri</b>, <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Luc.</span>27</span>. </span><span class="sense"> <span class="bld">2</span> of the voice, [[indistinct]], <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Top.</span>106a25</span>, <span class="bibl">Philostr.<span class="title">VA</span>4.44</span>; <b class="b3">βραχὺ καὶ μ. φώνημα</b>, of Nero, <span class="bibl">D.C.61.20</span>. </span><span class="sense"> <span class="bld">3</span> <b class="b2">dark, obscure, enigmatical</b>, ἱστορίη <span class="title">AP</span>11.347 (Phil.). </span><span class="sense"> <span class="bld">4</span> of character, [[dark]], [[malignant]], <b class="b3">μ. φρήν, καρδία</b>, <span class="bibl">Sol.42.4</span>, <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">Fr.</span>123.4</span>; μ. ἄνθρωποι Plu.2.12d; <b class="b3">μ. ἦθος</b> M. Ant.4.28. </span><span class="sense"> <span class="bld">IV</span> Comp. <b class="b3">μελάντερος, α, ον</b>, <b class="b2">blacker, very black</b>, τοῦ δ' οὔ τι μελάντερον ἔπλετο ἔσθος <span class="bibl">Il.24.94</span>: prov. of thick darkness, [<b class="b3">νέφος] μελάντερον ἠΰτε πίσσα</b> (v. <b class="b3">ἠΰτε</b>) <span class="bibl">4.277</span>: Sup. μελάντατος <span class="bibl">Hp. <span class="title">VC</span>14</span>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Fr.</span>580</span>, etc.:—Comp. also μελανώτερος <span class="bibl">Str.16.4.12</span>: Sup. μελαινότατος <span class="title">AP</span>11.68 (Lucill.), <span class="title">Epigr.Gr.</span>320.4 (Thyatira). </span><span class="sense"> <span class="bld">V</span> μέλαινα (sc. <b class="b3">νοῦσος</b>), ἡ, Medic., of diseases causing black secretions (such as [[melaena]]), <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Morb.</span>2.73</span>. </span><span class="sense"> <span class="bld">VI</span> <b class="b3">μέλαν, τό</b>, v. sub voc. (Cf. Skt. [[málam]] 'dirt', [[malinás]] 'dirty', Lett. [[melns]] 'black'.)</span> | ||
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