Μ μ

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English (LSJ)

μῦ, τό, Ion.

   A μῶ Democr.19: indecl., thirteenth (later twelfth) letter of the Gr. alphabet: as numeral μ = 40, but μ' = 40,000.—In Inscrr. M stands for μύριοι or μυριάς: hence <*> for πεντακισμύριοι or πέντε μυριάδες, 50,000.