μῆτις

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Menander, Monostichoi, 544
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Transliteration A: mē̂tis Transliteration B: mētis Transliteration C: mitis Beta Code: mh=tis

English (LSJ)

ἡ, gen. ιος Pi.N.3.9; acc. pl.

   A μήτιας h.Ven.249; also gen. ιδος A.Supp.61 (lyr.); acc. pl. ιδας Id.Ch.626 (lyr.); dat. μήτιδι Orac. ap.Hdt.7.141; Ep. μήτῑ for μήτιϊ, Hom. (v. infr.); pl. μητίεσσι Pi. O.1.9; acc. μῆτιν Il.2.407, S.Ant.158 (lyr.):—wisdom, skill, craft, Διὶ μῆτιν ἀτάλαντος (cf. μητίετα) Il.l.c., al.; βροτείη μ. Emp.2.9; τὰν Διὸς γὰρ οὐχ ὁρῶ μῆτιν, ὅπᾳ φύγοιμ' ἄν A.Pr.906 (lyr.); μήτι . . καὶ κέρδεσιν Od.13.299; μήτι . . μέγ' ἀμείνων ἠὲ βίηφι Il.23.315; μῆτιν ἀλώπηξ a fox for craft, Pi.I.4(3).47; of a poet's craft, Id.N.l.c.    II counsel, plan, undertaking, ὑφαίνειν μῆτιν Il.7.324, cf. Od.4.678, etc.: pl., σοφῶν μητίεσσι Pi.O.l.c.; γυναικοβούλους μήτιδας A.Ch.l.c.— Poet. word. (Cf. Skt. mimāti, pf. part. Pass.mitá- 'measure', Lat. metior, OE. mæþ 'measure'.)