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μῆνιγξ

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Menander, Monostichoi, 131
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Full diacritics: μῆνιγξ Medium diacritics: μῆνιγξ Low diacritics: μήνιγξ Capitals: ΜΗΝΙΓΞ
Transliteration A: mē̂ninx Transliteration B: mēninx Transliteration C: minigks Beta Code: mh=nigc

English (LSJ)

ιγγος, ἡ,

   A membrane, Hp.Carn.3; of the membrane of the eye, Emp.84.7 (pl.), Arist.GA781a20; drum of the ear, Id.Pr.961a38; esp. membrane enclosing the brain, dura mater, Hp.VC1, Arist. HA495a8, 514a17, Gal.2.708, etc.: in pl., ib.716, Q.S.5.327, 12.406.    II scum on milk, Hsch.

German (Pape)

[Seite 174] ιγγος, ἡ, die Haut; Emped.- 280 vom Auge, τό τ' ἐν μήνιγξιν ἐεργμένον ὠγύγιον πῦρ; bes. die das Gehirn umgebende Haut, Arist. H. A. 1, 16 u. Sp., wie Plut. plac. phil. 4, 5 Luc. D. D. 8, 1. – Nach Hesych. auch die Haut, welche sich auf dem Weine bildet.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

μῆνιγξ: -ιγγος, ἡ, λεπτὴ μεμβρᾶνα, ὑμήν, Ἱππ. 249. 26 κἑξ., πρβλ. Foës. Oecon.· ἐπὶ τοῦ ὑμένος τοῦ ὀφθαλμοῦ, Ἐμπεδ. 226, Ἀριστ. π. Ζ. Γενέσ. 5. 2, 2· τὸ τύμπανον τοῦ ὠτός, ὁ αὐτ. ἐν Προβ. 32. 13, 1· ἀλλὰ κατὰ τὸ πλεῖστον, ὁ ὑμὴν ὁ σκέπων τὸν ἐγκέφαλον, Ἱππ. Κεφ. Τρωμ. 896, Ἀριστ. π. τὰ Ζ. Ἱστ. 1. 16, 5., 3. 3, 21· ― Καθ’ Ἡσύχ.: «μῆνιγξ· ὑμὴν τοῦ ἐγκεφάλου καὶ τὸ ὑφιστάμενον τοῖς οἰνηροῖς πίθοις ἐν τῷ οἴνῳ πρὸ τοῦ ἀνθεῖν· ἐπίπλους, καὶ δημός».

French (Bailly abrégé)

ιγγος (ἡ) :
membrane très fine ; particul. :
1 membrane du cerveau, méninge;
2 tunique de l’œil;
3 cartilage de l’oreille.
Étymologie: DELG terme techn. et expressif, d’origine obscure.

Greek Monolingual

μῆνιγξ, -ιγγος ἡ (Α)
βλ. μήνιγγα.