Μινύαι
δός μοι πᾷ στῶ καὶ τὰν γᾶν κινήσω → give me a place to stand and I will move the earth, give me a place to stand and I'll move the earth, give me the place to stand and I shall move the earth, give me a place to stand and with a lever I will move the whole world, give me a firm spot to stand and I will move the world, give me a lever and a place to stand and I will move the earth, give me a fulcrum and I shall move the world
English (LSJ)
[ῠ], οἱ, Minyans, a race of heroes in Orchomenos, Pi.O.14.4, Hdt.1.146; used of the Argonauts, Pi.P.4.69, A.R.1.229, Orph. A.375,al.: in sg. as a hero or god,
A Ἑρμῇ καὶ Μινύᾳ IG7.3218 (Orchom.): —Adj. Μῐνύειος [ῠ], α, ον, Minyan, Ὀρχομενὸς M. Il.2.511, Od.11.284; Ep. Μῐνῠήϊος Il.11.722, Hes.Fr.144.4:—fem. Μῐνῠηΐς, ΐδος, ἡ, A.R.1.233.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
Μῐνύαι: οἱ, γενεά τις εὐγενῶν ἐν Ὀρχομενῷ, Ἡρόδ. 1. 146, Πίνδ.· καθ’ ἑνικ., ὡς ἥρως τις ἢ θεός, Ἑρμῇ καὶ Μινύᾳ Ἐπιγραφ. Ὀρχομ. παρὰ Keil σ. 77· - ἐπίθ., Μινύειος, α, ον, ὁ εἰς τοὺς Μινύας ἀνήκων, Ὀρχομενὸς Μ. Ἰλ. Β. 511· Ἐπικ. ὡσαύτως Μινυήϊος Λ. 721, Ὀδ. Λ. 283, Ἡσ.· ἀνώμαλ. θηλ. Μινυηΐς, ίδος, ἡ, Ἀπολλ. Ρόδ. Α. 233· - ἴδε Μυλλέρου Orchomenos und die Minyer.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ῶν (οἱ) :
les Minyes, tribu éol. primit. en Thessalie, postér. près d’Orchomène en Béotie, descendants de Minyas.
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