μέτειμι: Difference between revisions

|Definition=(<b class="b3">εἶμο</b> <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[ibo]]), Att. fut. of <b class="b3">μετέρχομαι</b> (q. v.); Dor. inf. μετίμεν <span class="title">Foed.Delph.Pell.</span>2 <span class="title">A</span> 25: impf. <b class="b3">μετῄειν</b>: Ep. aor. part. (but v. [[εἴσομαι]] 11) <b class="b3">μετεισάμενος</b> (v. infr.):—<b class="b2">go between</b> or [[among]], μετεισάμενος κρατερὰς ὄτρυνε φάλαγγας <span class="bibl">Il.13.90</span>; μετεισάμενος Τρώων ἐκέδασσε φάλαγγας <span class="bibl">17.285</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b2">go after</b> or [[behind]], [[follow]], abs., ἴθ', ἐγὼ δὲ μέτειμι <span class="bibl">6.341</span>; Ἄρης πόλεμόνδε μέτεισι <span class="bibl">13.298</span>; τοῦ μὲν ὑφηγουμένου, τῶν δὲ μετιόντων <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">HG</span>4.5.8</span>, etc. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> c. acc., [[follow]], ταὐτὸν ἴχνος <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phdr.</span> 276d</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">b</span> <b class="b2">go to seek</b> or <b class="b2">fetch, go in quest of</b>, μετήϊσαν ἄξοντες <span class="bibl">Hdt.3.28</span>; <b class="b3">τὸν παῖδα εὗρον οἱ μετιόντες</b> ib. <span class="bibl">15</span>; <b class="b3">ἐν ᾧ δὲ τούτους μετήϊσαν</b> ib.<span class="bibl">19</span>; εἰ γάρ μ' ἀπώσῃ,… μέτει πάλιν <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">El.</span>430</span>; μετῇσαν στρώματα <span class="bibl">Ar. <span class="title">Eq.</span>605</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ach.</span> 728</span>; <b class="b3">μ. τινὰ… ἐκ</b>… <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Pax</span> 274</span>; τὰ ἐπιτήδεια ἐκ Σηστοῦ μετιόντας <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">HG</span>2.1.25</span>: metaph., [[search after]], [[pursue]], τέχνην <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phdr.</span>263b</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Sens.</span>436a21</span>; ἑκάστας [τὰς ἀρχὰς] ᾗ πεφύκασιν <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">EN</span>1098b4</span>; μ. περί τινος <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Rh.Al.</span>1432b3</span>, al.; περί τι <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Metaph.</span> 1044b4</span>; μ. τὸν λόγον <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Men.</span>74d</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Sph.</span>252b</span>: abs., <b class="b2">pursue a question</b>, οἱ οὕτω μετιόντες <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">APo.</span>91b24</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Smp.</span>210a</span>, etc. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">c</span> Trag., <b class="b2">pursue with vengeance</b>, εἰ μὴ μέτειμι τοῦ πατρὸς [φόνου] τοὺς αἰτίους <span class="bibl">A. <span class="title">Ch.</span>273</span>, cf.<span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ag.</span>1666</span> (troch.), <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">El.</span>478</span> (lyr.); also in Th., τιμωρίαις τοὺς ἀδικοῦντας μ. <span class="bibl">4.62</span>; <b class="b3">μ. δίκας τινά</b> (<b class="b3">δίκας</b> acc. cogn.) [[execute]] judgement [[upon]] one, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Eu.</span>231</span>; τὸν διδάσκαλον δίκην μέτειμι <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Ba.</span>346</span>; <b class="b3">ἄποινα μέτεισι Διόνυσός δε</b> ib.<span class="bibl">517</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">d</span> [[pursue]], [[go about]], δόλῳ μέτειμι… φόνον <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Med.</span>391</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">e</span> <b class="b2">canvass for</b> an office, <b class="b3">μ. ὑπατείαν</b>, Lat. <b class="b2">ambire consulatum</b>, <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Publ.</span>11</span>; ἀρχήν <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Cic.</span>1</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">f</span> <b class="b3">μ. θυσίῃσι [τοὺς ἀνέμους</b>] [[approach]] them with sacrifices, <span class="bibl">Hdt.7.178</span>: c. acc. et inf., <b class="b3">ἕνα ἕκαστον μετῄεσαν μὴ ἐπιτρέπειν</b> [[besought]] each one not... <span class="bibl">Th.8.73</span>; also ἕκαστον μετιόντες ὅπως ἀποστήσωσιν <span class="bibl">Id.3.70</span> (unless <b class="b3">ἀ</b>. goes with <b class="b3">ἔπρασσον</b>). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> <b class="b2">pass by</b>, <span class="bibl">A.R.2.688</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">pass over</b>, πρός τινα <span class="bibl">Hdn.5.4.6</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> [[recur]], [[return]], ἐκεῖσε ὅθεν ἀπέσχισάς με τοῦ λόγου μέτειμι <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>1408</span>, cf. Ach. Tat.<span class="bibl">6.2</span>.</span><br /><span class="bld">μέτειμι</span> (<b class="b3">εἰμί</b> <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">sum), to be among</b>, c. dat. pl., ἄνδρεσσι μετέμμεναι <span class="bibl">Il. 18.91</span>; ὄφρ' ἂν ζωοῖσιν μετέω <span class="bibl">22.388</span>; οἷς ὁ γέρων μετέῃσιν <span class="bibl">3.109</span>; εἰ λαοῖσι μετείη <span class="bibl">Xenoph.2.15</span>: abs., <b class="b3">οὐ γὰρ παυσωλή γε μετέσσεται</b> no [[interval]] of rest <b class="b2">will be mine</b>, <span class="bibl">Il.2.386</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> impers., <b class="b3">μέτεστί μοί τινος</b> I [[have a share in]] or <b class="b2">claim to</b> a thing, <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.171</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">τί τοῦδε σοὶ μ. πράγματος</b>; <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Eu.</span>575</span>; κἀμοὶ πόλεως μ. <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OT</span>630</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ant.</span>1072</span>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Av.</span>1666</span>, <span class="bibl">1668</span>; πᾶσι μετεῖναι τῶν ἀρχῶν <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Pol.</span>1292a3</span>: so part. neut. used abs., <b class="b3">οὐδὲν μᾶλλον Αἰολεῦσι μετεὸν τῆς χώρης</b> [[since]] they [[had]] no more [[share]] in the land, <span class="bibl">Hdt.5.94</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Th.1.28</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>900e</span>, etc. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> sts. the share is added in nom., ὁκόσον δέ μοι μέρος [τῆς γῆς τῆσδε] μετῆν <span class="bibl">Hdt.6.107</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">IT</span>1299</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Prm.</span>163d</span>; <b class="b3">μέτεστι κατὰ τοὺς νόμους πᾶσι τὸ ἴσον</b> (v. ἴσος <span class="bibl">11.2</span>), <span class="bibl">Th.2.37</span>, Foed. ap. eund. <span class="bibl">5.47</span>; ἐμοὶ τούτων οὐδὲν μ. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Ap.</span>19c</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> with inf. as subj., πᾶσι μέτεστι γινώσκειν <span class="bibl">Heraclit.116</span>; <b class="b3">τούτῳ τι μετέσται ψεῦδος ἀγαπᾶν</b>… ; [[will it be part]] of his nature to love falsehood? <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>490b</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">606b</span>.</span>