μειαγωγέω

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λεπταῖς ἐπὶ ῥοπῆσιν ἐμπολὰς μακρὰς ἀεὶ παραρρίπτοντες → staking distant ventures on nice balancings

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Full diacritics: μειᾰγωγέω Medium diacritics: μειαγωγέω Low diacritics: μειαγωγέω Capitals: ΜΕΙΑΓΩΓΕΩ
Transliteration A: meiagōgéō Transliteration B: meiagōgeō Transliteration C: meiagogeo Beta Code: meiagwge/w

English (LSJ)

(μεῖον)

   A bring the sacrificial lamb to the scale, hence metaph., μ. τὴν τραγῳδίαν weigh it as you would a lamb, Ar.Ra.798:— hence μειᾰγωγ-εῖον, τό, and μειᾰγωγ-ία, ἡ, Suid.:

German (Pape)

[Seite 115] eigtl. ein Opferthier, μεῖον, bringen u. den φράτορες geben, VLL.; bei B. A. 267 wird μειαγωγῆσαι einfach durch θῦσαι erkl.; od. abwägen, kom., Ar. Ran. 797, τὴν τραγῳδίαν, eine Tragödie gleichsam nach Fleischergewicht abwägen. – Bei Synes. = weniger wiegen.