μείων
ἰχθύς ἐκ τῆς κεφαλῆς ὄζειν ἄρχεται → the fish stinks from the head, a fish rots from the head down, the fish rots from the head down, fish begin to stink at the head, the fish stinks first at the head, corruption starts at the top, the rot starts at the top
English (LSJ)
so in Dor., Leg.Gort.9.48, al., Schwyzer323 B9 (Delph., iv B. C.), Tab.Heracl.1.114,al., Archyt.1, prob. in Epich.62 (μηονος cod., and so in Diotog. ap. Stob.4.7.62, etc.), and Arc., IG5(2).3.15, 18 (Tegea): neut. pl.
A μείονα Hes.Op.690, but μείω Ti.Locr.102b: masc. pl. μείους Xenoph.3.4, etc.: dat. pl. μειόνοις IG9(1).333 (Locr.): —irreg. Comp. of ὀλίγος or μικρός, lesser, less, Pi.O.1.35,al., A.Ch. 519, B.1.63, etc.; τὸ μ. κρεισσόνων κρατύνει; A.Supp.596(lyr.), cf.Hp. VM8 (v.l., cf. Erot.), Vict.1.5,al. (not in other works of Hp.), freq. in X., Cyr.5.4.48,al., not in good Att. Prose or Com., nor in Hdt.; younger, S.OC374: neut. μεῖον as Adv., less, μ. ἰσχύσειν Διός A.Pr. 510, cf. Ch.707: regul. Adv., μειόνως ἔχειν to be of less value, S.OC 104, cf. J.AJ19.2.2:—also μειότερος, α, ον, A.R.2.368, Arat.43, AP14.41, Man.2.147, IG14.2064. (μεί-yων, cf. μινύθω, Lat. minuo, minus.)
