μέλαινα
From LSJ
κάμψαι διαύλου θάτερον κῶλον πάλιν → bend back along the second turn of the race, turning the bend and coming back for the second leg of the double run, run the homeward course, retrace one's steps
English (LSJ)
ἡ, v. μέλας.
French (Bailly abrégé)
fém. de μέλας.
English (Autenrieth)
dat. μείλανι, comp. μελάντερος: dark, black, in the general and extensive meaning of these words, opp. λευκός, Il. 3.103; said of dust, steel, blood, wine, water, grapes, ships, clouds, evening, night, death.—As subst., μέλαν δρυός, i. e. the ‘heart-wood,’ which is always the darkest, Od. 14.12.
Greek Monolingual
Russian (Dvoretsky)
μέλαινα: f к μέλας.
