μελαίνω

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Menander, Monostichoi, 148
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Full diacritics: μελαίνω Medium diacritics: μελαίνω Low diacritics: μελαίνω Capitals: ΜΕΛΑΙΝΩ
Transliteration A: melaínō Transliteration B: melainō Transliteration C: melaino Beta Code: melai/nw

English (LSJ)

(Act. not in Hom. or Hes.), aor. 1 inf.

   A μελᾶναι Arist. Mete.371a23:—Pass., pf. μεμέλαμμαι Antyll. ap. Orib.10.36.1: aor. ἐμελάνθην S.Aj.919; Ep. 3pl. μελάνθησαν Hes.Sc.300: (μέλας):— blacken, make black, Arist. l. c., Pr.966b22, Nic.Al.472: metaph., μ. φράσιν use an obscure expression, Ath.10.451c; μ. τὸ σαφές D.H. Pomp.2:—Pass., μελαίνετο δὲ χρόα καλόν she had her fair skin stained black (i.e. with blood), Il.5.354; μελανθὲν αἷμα S. l. c., cf. Gal.18(1).33; of earth just turned up, ἡ δὲ μελαίνετ' ὄπισθεν Il.18.548; of ripening grapes, Hes. l. c.; of a newly-bearded chin, ib.167; αἱ λευκαὶ τρίχες ἐμελαίνοντο Pl.Plt.270e; of hair, to be dyed black, Ar.Ec.736; μεμελαμμένοι ὀδόντες Antyll.l.c.    2 Medic., cause μελασμός (q. v.), Hp.Aph.5.20:—Pass., turn black, as a symptom of mortification, Id.Art.69, Fract.11.    3 metaph., blacken, misrepresent, Simp. in Cael.290.24.    4 Pass., receive an impression of blackness, S.E.M. 7.293.    II intr., = Pass., grow black, Pl.Ti.83a, Thphr.Ign.50, AP5.123 (Phld.), Plu.2.517c.

German (Pape)

[Seite 118] schwarz machen, schwärzen (vgl. μελανέω), übertr., φράσιν, einen dunklen Ausdruck brauchen, neben πολλὰ αἰνιγματῶδες ἐκφέρει, Ath. X, 451 c u. a. Gramm. – Häufiger im pass. schwarz werden; vom Blute, μελαίνετο δὲ χρόα καλόν Il. 5, 354, vgl. μελανθὲν αἷμα Soph. Ai. 902; von der beim Pflügen aufgerissenen Erde, Il. 18, 548; vom Kinne, das durch den wachsenden Bart dunkler gefärbt wird, Hes. Sc. 167; von dem Dunklerwerden der reisenden Trauben, ibd. 300; übertr., Philodem. 15 (V, 124).