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|Definition=<span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">search carefully, inquire diligently</b>, ἐμοὶ οὐ φίλον ἐστὶ μεταλλῆσαι καὶ ἐρέσθαι <span class="bibl">Od.14.378</span>; οὐκέτι μέμνηται... οὐδὲ μεταλλᾷ <span class="bibl">15.23</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> c. acc. pers., <b class="b2">inquire of, question</b>, σε . . οὔτ' εἴρομαι οὔτε μεταλλῶ <span class="bibl">Il.1.553</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Od.3.69</span>, <span class="bibl">16.287</span>; but <b class="b3">ἀντεφθέγξατο . . μετάλλασέν τέ νιν</b> the voice <b class="b2">sought</b> him <b class="b2">out</b>, <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">O.</span>6.62</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> c. acc. objecti, <b class="b2">inquire about, ask after</b>, μή τι σὺ ταῦτα διείρεο μηδὲ μετάλλα <span class="bibl">Il.1.550</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">5.516</span>; ἕταροι δὲ κατέκταθεν, οὓς σὺ μεταλλᾷς <span class="bibl">13.780</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">10.125</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.19.190</span>; ἕκαστα μ. <span class="bibl">14.128</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">16.465</span>: also with Preps., μεταλλῆσαι . . ἀμφὶ πόσει <span class="bibl">17.554</span>; ἀμφ' ἑτάροιο μ. τὰ ἕκαστα <span class="bibl">A.R.4.1471</span>; θεῶν πέρι τοῖα μ. <span class="title">APl.</span>4.183. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">4</span> c. dupl. acc., <b class="b2">ask</b> one <b class="b2">about</b> a thing, <b class="b2">ask</b> him <b class="b2">a question</b>, τοῦτο δέ τοι ἐρέω, ὅ μ' ἀνείρεαι ἠδὲ μεταλλᾷς <span class="bibl">Il.3.177</span>; ἔπος ἄλλο μ. καὶ ἐρέσθαι Νέστορα <span class="bibl">Od.3.243</span>. (Poet. word, also in late Prose, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">POxy.</span>237 vii 40</span> (ii A.D.), <span class="bibl">Them.<span class="title">Or.</span>22.266c</span>: expld. by Gramm. as <b class="b2">search after other things</b> (μετὰ ἄλλα), <span class="bibl">Eust.148.10</span>, etc., but this is very dub.)</span>