μαιμάω

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Οἱ βασιλεῖς τῇ ἐγκυκλοπαιδείᾳ, αὐτὴ τοῖς βασιλεῦσι (Salamanca inscription) → The kings for the university, and the university for the kings

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Transliteration A: maimáō Transliteration B: maimaō Transliteration C: maimao Beta Code: maima/w

English (LSJ)

(redupl., cf. Μάω), Ep. 3pl. μαιμώωσι, part. μαιμώων, -ώωσα, Hom. (v. infr.); Aeol. part. μαιμάεντι· ἐνεργῶς κινουμένῳ, Hsch.: Ep. aor.

   A μαίμησα Il.5.670:—Poet. Verb (Hom. only in Il.), to be very eager, quiver with eagerness, μαίμησε δέ οἱ φίλον ἦτορ Il.l.c.; μαιμώωσι πόδες καὶ χεῖρες 13.75; περὶ δούρατι χεῖρες ἄαπτοι μαιμῶσιν ib.78; μαιμώων ἔφεπ' ἔγχεϊ 15.742: metaph., of a spear, αἰχμὴ δὲ διέσσυτο μαιμώωσα 5.661, cf. 15.542; δεινὸν μαιμώοντα Orac. ap. Hdt. 8.77: c. inf., λὶς μαιμώων χροὸς ἆσαι Theoc.25.253, cf. Lyc.529, etc.: not common in Trag., μαιμᾷ ὄφις the snake rages, A.Supp.895 (lyr.): c. gen., χεῖρα μαιμῶσαν φόνου eager for murder, S.Aj.50 (unless φ. goes with ἐπέσχε) ; μαιμώωσαι ἐδητύος A.R.2.269: in late Prose, μαιμῶσα ἐπιθυμία Ph.1.305, cf. 1.391 (ap.POxy.1173):—Pass., ἐς σίδηρον θύρσοι μαιμώοντο, prob. rushed into, were suddenly changed into, iron, D.P.1156.