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μηκάς

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Χρὴ τῶν ἀγαθῶν διακναιομένων πενθεῖν ὅστις χρηστὸς ἀπ' ἀρχῆς νενόμισται → When a good man is hurt, all who would be called good must suffer with him

Euripides, Alcestis, 109-11
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Full diacritics: μηκάς Medium diacritics: μηκάς Low diacritics: μηκάς Capitals: ΜΗΚΑΣ
Transliteration A: mēkás Transliteration B: mēkas Transliteration C: mikas Beta Code: mhka/s

English (LSJ)

άδος, ἡ,

   A bleating one, in Hom. always of goats, in pl., μ. αἶγες Il.11.383, Od.9.124, 244, al., cf. Antiph. 1,52.8; also μ. ἄρνες E.Cyc.189.    II as Subst., = αἴξ, S.Fr.509, AP9.123 (<Leon.>); λευκὴ μ. Luc.D DMeretr.7.1: pl., Theoc.1.87,5.100.

German (Pape)

[Seite 171] άδος, ἡ, von dem Vorigen, die meckernde, bei Hom. stets μηκάδες αἶγες, Il. 11, 383. 23, 31 Od. 9, 124. 244; Pind. Ol. 1, 182; Antiphan. com. Ath. X, 449 c; ἀρνῶν μηκάδων τροφαί, Eur. Cycl. 188; Soph. auch von Ochsen, brüllend, frg. 122. – Substantivisch ἡ μηκάς, Luc. D. Mer. 7, wie αἱ μηκάδες, Theocr. 1, 87. 5, 100.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

μηκάς: -άδος, ἡ, ἡ μηκωμένη, παρ’ Ὁμ. ἀείποτε ἐπὶ αἰγῶν, ἐν τῷ πληθ., μηκάδες αἶγες Ἰλ. Λ. 383, Ὀδ. Ι. 124, 244, Ἀντιφάν. ἐν «Ἀγροίκῳ» 1, ἐν «Ἀφροδισίῳ» 1. 8· αἱ μηκάδες, αἱ μηκώμεναι, Θεόκρ. 1. 87., 5. 100· καὶ ἐν τῷ ἑνικ. Ἀνθ. Π. 9. 123, Λουκ.· ― παρὰ τοῖς μετέπειτα, μ. ἄρνες, - βληχάδες, Εὐρ. Κύκλ. 189.

French (Bailly abrégé)

άδος
adj. f.
1 qui bêle : ἡ μηκάς, chèvre ; rar. brebis;
2 qui mugit : ἡ μηκάς, taurelle.
Étymologie: cf. μηκάομαι.

English (Autenrieth)

άδος (μηκάομαι): bleating (of goats).