μείης

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μὴ κακὸν εὖ ἔρξῃς· σπείρειν ἴσον ἔστ' ἐνὶ πόντῳ → do no good to a bad man; it is like sowing in the sea

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Full diacritics: μείης Medium diacritics: μείης Low diacritics: μείης Capitals: ΜΕΙΗΣ
Transliteration A: meíēs Transliteration B: meiēs Transliteration C: meiis Beta Code: mei/hs

English (LSJ)

ὁ, coined as etym. of μείς(    A = μήν), Pl.Cra.409c.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

μείης: ὁ, ἀρχαῖος τύπος τοῦ μεὶς ἢ μήν, Πλάτ. Κρατ. 409C.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

μείης: ὁ слово, выдуманное Платоном для того, чтобы μείς «месяц» можно было произвести от μειοῦσθαι «убавлять» Plat., Cratyl. 409 с.