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Ἀναβάντα γὰρ εἰς τὴν ἀκρόπολιν, καὶ διὰ τὴν ὑπερβολὴν τῆς λύπης προσκόψαντα τῷ ζῆν, ἑαυτὸν κατακρημνίσαι → For he ascended the acropolis and then, because he was disgusted with life by reason of his excessive grief, cast himself down the height

Diodorus Siculus, 4.61.7
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Transliteration A: maínomai Transliteration B: mainomai Transliteration C: mainomai Beta Code: mai/nomai

English (LSJ)

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   A μᾰνοῦμαι Hdt.1.109, μᾰνήσομαι AP11.216 (Lucill.), D.L.7.118 (neither found in Att.): pf. with pres. sense μέμηνα A.Pr. 977, S.El.879, Ar.Byz. ap. Ath.13.586f; Dor. μέμηνα dub. in Alcm. 68; also in pass. form μεμάνημαι [ᾰ] Theoc.10.31: aor. Pass. ἐμάνην, part. μᾰνείς, inf. μᾰνῆναι, Hdt.3.30, E.Ba.1295: also aor. Med. ἐμηνάμην CPHerm.7.18 (iii A. D.); poet. 2sg. ἐμήναο prob. in Bion 1.61, 3sg. μήνατο Theoc.20.34; part. μηνάμενος AP9.35 (Antiphil.):—on the act. forms, v. infr. 11.—Hom. uses only pres. and impf.:—rage, be furious, in Il. freq. of martial rage, μαίνεσθαι ἐάσομεν οὖλον Ἄρηα 5.717, cf. 6.101, Od.9.350, etc.; χεῖρες ἄαπτοι μαίνονται Il.16.245; μαίνεται ἐγχείη ἀπὸ λοιγὸν ἀμῦναι ib.75; δόρυ μαίνεται ἐν παλάμῃσιν 8.111; rage with anger, πατὴρ . . φρεσὶ μαίνεται οὐκ ἀγαθῇσι ib.360; ἐνὶ φρεσὶ μ. ἦτορ ib.413; φρεσὶ μαινομένῃσιν 24.114; μαινομένᾳ κραδίᾳ A.Th. 781, E.Med.432 (both lyr.); μανείσᾳ πραπίδι Id.Ba.999 (lyr.); ὁ μανείς the madman, S.Aj.726; μ. καὶ παραπαίω Pl.Smp.173e, etc.; αἱ τῶν μεμηνότων αἰσθήσεις Aristocl. ap. Eus.PE14.20; to be mad with wine, Od. 18.406, 21.298; μεμηνότες ὑπὸ τοῦ ποτοῦ Luc.DDeor.18.2; of Bacchic frenzy, μαινόμενος Διώνυσος Il.6.132; [Θυιάδες] μαινόμεναι S.Ant. 1152 (lyr.); Διονύσῳ μαίνεσθαι Paus.2.7.5; ἐπὶ τῷ Δ. Alex.223; ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ μ. to be inspired by... driven mad by... Hdt.4.79, cf. μάντις; τὸ μαίνεσθαι madness, S.OC1537; πλεῖν ἢ μαίνομαι I am beside myself with joy, Ar.Ra.103, 751; of madness in animals, Plu.2.641c, al.; later simply, = ὀργίζομαι, μαινόμενος ὅτι . . PCair.Zen.41.11 (iii B. C.): freq. with words of manner, ὁ δὲ μαίνεται οὐκέτ' ἀνεκτῶς Il.8.355; τάδε μαίνεται 5.185: c. acc. cogn., μεμηνότ' οὐ σμικρὰν νόσον A.Pr. l. c.; μ. μανίας Ar.Th.793; μ. μανίαν ἐρρωμένην Luc.Ind.22: c. dat., μ. γόοισι φρήν A.Th.967 (lyr.); τόλμῃ X.Cyr.1.4.24; πόνοις at or because of... A.Supp.562 (lyr.); τοῖς εὑρήμασιν E.Cyc.465; ἐπί τινι (sc. φιλοτιμίᾳ) Id.Ph.535 (but ἐπί τινι, of love, Theoc.10.31); ἀμφί τινι Semon.7.33; εἰς τὴν ποιητικήν D.S.14.109; κατά τινος Luc.Abd. 1; ὑφ' ἡδονῆς S.El.1153.    2 of things, rage, riot, esp. of fire, ὡς ὅτ' . . ὀλοὸν πῦρ οὔρεσι μαίνηται Il.15.606, cf. Tryph.230; μαινόμενος οἶνος a hot, strong wine, Pl.Lg.773d; of feelings, ἐλπὶς μαινομένη Orac. ap. Hdt.8.77; ἔρις A.Th.935 (lyr.); ἄχεα S.Aj.957 (lyr.); μαινομένᾳ ξὺν ὁρμᾷ Id.Ant.135 (lyr.); σὺν μ. δόξᾳ E.Ba.887 (lyr.).    3 ἄμπελος μαινομένη, of a vine that is never done bearing fruit, Arist. Mir.846a38, Thphr.CP1.18.4.    4 μαινόμενα ἕλκη malignant ulcers, Asclep. ap. Aët.15.14.    II aor. 1 Act. ἔμηνα, in causal sense, madden, E.Ion520 (troch., prob. in IA580 (lyr.)), Ar.Th.561; enrage, X.HG3.4.8: pres. μαίνω first in Orph.H.71.6. (Cf. μέμονα.)