μίμνω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=<b class="b3">ἔμιμνον</b>, Poet. redupl. pres. and impf. of <b class="b3">μένω</b>; Ep. dat. pl. part. <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> μιμνόντεσσι <span class="bibl">Il.2.296</span>; later Ep. impf. μίμνασκον <span class="bibl">Orph.<span class="title">L.</span>108</span>:— <b class="b2">stay, stand fast</b>, in battle, <span class="bibl">Il.13.713</span>, <span class="bibl">15.727</span>, etc. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">tarry</b>, <b class="b3">μετόπισθε μιμνέτω, ὥς κε κτλ</b>. <span class="bibl">6.69</span>, etc. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> of things, <b class="b2">remain</b>, σόα μ. <span class="bibl">Od. 13.364</span>:—Med., κλέος . . μίμνεται ἀθάνατον <span class="title">Epigr.Gr.</span>265 (Crete). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">4</span> of things, <b class="b2">remain, be left</b> for one, ἐμοὶ δὲ μ. σχισμός <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>1149</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">154</span> (lyr.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> c. acc., <b class="b2">await</b>, esp. an enemy's attack, οὐδ' ἄρα μιν μίμνον <span class="bibl">Il.5.94</span>, etc.; of time, ἠῶ δῖαν ἔμιμνεν <span class="bibl">9.662</span>, etc.; πλόον ὡραῖον <span class="bibl">Hes. <span class="title">Op.</span>630</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> impers., <b class="b3">μίμνει δὲ μίμνοντος ἐν θρόνῳ Διὸς παθεῖν τὸν ἔρξαντα</b> <b class="b2">it awaits</b> him to suffer, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>1563</span> (lyr.).</span>