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|Definition=Med. μέλομαι, used in both voices, either in neut. sense, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> to [[be an object of care]] or [[thought]], or in act. sense, <b class="b2">care for, take an interest in</b>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> pres. <b class="b3">μέλω</b>: impf. <b class="b3">ἔμελον</b>, Ep. μέλον <span class="bibl">Od.5.6</span>: fut. <b class="b3">μελήσω</b>, Ep. inf. μελησέμεν <span class="bibl">Il.10.51</span>: aor. <b class="b3">ἐμέλησα</b>: pf. <b class="b3">μεμέληκα</b>; also Ep. and Lyr. <b class="b3">μέμηλα</b>, Dor. part. <b class="b3">μεμᾱλώς</b> dub. in <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">O.</span>1.89</span> (for Ep. forms of Med.v.infr.<span class="bibl">111.2</span>): almost always 3sg.and pl., exc. in pres. (v. infr.):—[[to be an object of care]] or [[thought]], sts. with a personal subject (not in Att. Prose): </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">I</span> <b class="b3">πᾶσι δόλοισιν ἀνθρώποισι μέλω</b> by all manner of wiles [[am I in]] men's [[thoughts]], i. e. [[am well known]] to them, <span class="bibl">Od.9.20</span>; Ἀργὼ πᾶσι μέλουσα <span class="bibl">12.70</span>; μελήσεις ἄφθιτον ἀνθρώποις αἰὲν ἔχων ὄνομα <span class="bibl">Thgn.245</span>; Εὐθυμίᾳ μέλων εἴην <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">Fr.</span>155</span>; μέλει σφισὶ Καλλιόπα <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">O.</span>10(11).14</span>; ἵνα θανοῦσα νερτέροισιν μέλω <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Andr.</span> 850</span> (lyr.); Ἔρως… οὐρανίδαισι μέλων <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Tr.</span>842</span>; μέλων πολλοῖσι <span class="title">AP</span> 5.121 (Diod.); ἡ μέλουσα ἀγέλη <span class="bibl">Them.<span class="title">Or.</span>1.10a</span>: pf. part., <b class="b3">ἀρεταῖσι μεμαλότας</b> [[dear]] to virtue, <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">O.</span>1.89</span> (dub.); <b class="b3">μέλεγάρ οἱ [Ὀδυσσεύς</b>] <span class="bibl">Od. 5.6</span>; τὸν ξεῖνον δὲ ἐῶμεν… Τηλεμάχῳ μελέμεν <span class="bibl">18.420</span>: but more freq. of things, <b class="b3">μή τοι ταῦτα… μελόντων</b> [[let]] not these things [[weigh on thy soul]], <span class="bibl">Il.18.463</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.13.362</span>; μηδέ τί οἱ θάνατος μελέτω φρεσί <span class="bibl">Il.24.152</span>; <b class="b3">σοὶ χρὴ τάδε πάντα μέλειν</b> 'tis good these things [[should be a care]] to thee, <span class="bibl">5.490</span>; πόλεμος δ' ἄνδρεσσι μελήσει <span class="bibl">6.492</span>; μελήσουσιν δ' ἐμοὶ ἵπποι <span class="bibl">5.228</span>; ᾧ τόσσα μέμηλε <span class="bibl">2.25</span>; οἷς ὕβρις μέμηλε κακή <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Op.</span> 238</span>; τοῖσιν… ἐνὶ φρεσὶν ἄλλα μεμήλει <span class="bibl">Od.1.151</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Il.2.614</span>; ὅσα φημὶ μελησέμεν Ἀργείοισι <span class="bibl">10.51</span>; ἔλεγε… κομιδῆς πέρι τὴν ὥρην αὐτῷ μελήσειν <span class="bibl">Hdt.8.19</span>; μέλει γὰρ ἀνδρὶ… τἄξωθεν <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Th.</span>200</span>; σοὶ χρὴ μέλειν ἐπιστολάς <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Pr.</span>3</span>; οὗτος… δμωσὶν ἂν μέλοι πόνος <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Supp.</span>939</span>; ἃ τοῖσιν ἀστοῖς ἔμελεν <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ec.</span>459</span>; τοῖσδε μελήσει γάμος <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">El.</span>1342</span> (anap.); τοῦτο ἴσασιν ἐμοὶ μεμεληκός <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Ap.</span>20</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> impers. c. inf., οὐκ ἔμελέν μοι ταῦτα μεταλλῆσαι <span class="bibl">Od.16.465</span>; so in <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>1250</span>, <span class="bibl">Th.1.141</span>, etc.; also, μοι ἐμέλησεν ὥστε εἰδέναι <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>6.3.19</span>: united with the personal construction, οὗτος μητρὶ κηδεύειν μέλει <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Rh.</span>983</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> less freq. with a Conj., οὐ μέλειν οἱ ὅτι ἀποθνῄσκει <span class="bibl">Hdt.9.72</span>; <b class="b3">σοὶ μελέτω ὅκως</b>… <span class="bibl">Id.1.9</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">An.</span>1.8.13</span>, etc.; ὡς δὲ καλῶς ἕξει... ἐμοὶ μελήσει <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>3.2.13</span>; <b class="b3">ἐμοὶ τοῦτο μέλει, μὴ</b>… <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ph.</span>1121</span> (lyr.); <b class="b3">οὐ τοσοῦτόν μοι μέλει εἰ</b>… <span class="bibl">Lys.21.12</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">4</span> 3sg. is freq. used impers. with the object in gen., and pers. in dat., <b class="b3">ᾧ μέλει μάχας</b> to whom [[there is care]] for the battle, who [[careth]] for it, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ch.</span>946</span> (lyr.), cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ag.</span>974</span>; ἐμοὶ δ' ἔλασσον Ζηνὸς ἢ μηδὲν μέλει <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Pr.</span>938</span>; θεοῖσιν εἰ δίκης μέλει <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ph.</span> 1036</span>; Ζηνὶ τῶν σῶν μέλει πόνων <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Heracl.</span>717</span>; πάνυ μοι τυγχάνει μεμεληκὸς τοῦ ᾄσματος <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Prt.</span>339b</span>; also μέλει μοι περί τινος <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ch.</span>780</span>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Lys.</span>502</span>, Pl.<span class="title">Alc.</span>2.150d; μεμέληκέ μοι περὶ αὐτῶν <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Cra.</span>428b</span>: less freq. with ὑπέρ, εἴπερ ὑπὲρ τοῦ κοινῇ βελτίστου δεῖ μέλειν ὑμῖν <span class="bibl">D. 21.37</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">5</span> abs., μηδέ σοι μελησάτω <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pr.</span>334</span>; <b class="b3">οἶμαι θεοῖς τοῖς κάτω μέλειν, οἳ</b> (nisi leg. <b class="b3">οἷς</b>) ἠδίκηνται <span class="bibl">Antipho 1.31</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">6</span> freq. with a neg., <b class="b3">οὐδέν μοι μέλει</b> I [[care]] not, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ra.</span>655</span>; μή νυν μελέτω σοι μηδέν <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Pl.</span> 208</span>; τῷ δ' οὐδὲν μ. <span class="bibl">Alex.178.2</span>; so <b class="b3">τί δέ σοι μέλει</b>; <span class="bibl">Diph.73.10</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b3">μέλον ἔστι</b> periphr. for <b class="b3">μέλει</b>, as τοῖσδ' ἔσται μ. <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OC</span>653</span>, cf.<span class="bibl">1433</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> neut. part. used abs., <b class="b3">οὐδὲν ἄρ' ἐμοῦ μέλον</b> for [[they took]] no [[thought]] of me, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">V.</span>1288</span>; <b class="b3">δῆλον ὅτι οἶσθα, μέλον γέ σοι</b> [[since you care about it]], <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Ap.</span>24d</span>; οὐδὲν αὐτῷ μ. τοῦ τοιούτου <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Phdr.</span>235a</span>; μ. αὐτοῖς ἰσχυρῶς ὅπῃ τὸ μέλλον ἀποβήσοιτο <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>5.2.24</span>; οὔτε σκοπούμεναι οὔτε μ. αὐταῖς ἄλλο ἢ χαρίζεσθαι <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Grg.</span>501b</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> Med. is used by Poets and in Hp. like Act., <b class="b3">μελόμεθα, -ησόμεθα</b>, <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Ep.</span>27</span>; to [[be an object of care]], Ἄρτεμιν ᾇ μελόμεσθα <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Hipp.</span>60</span>: mostly in 3sg., ἐμοὶ δέ κε ταῦτα μελήσεται <span class="bibl">Il.1.523</span>; <b class="b3">μή τί τοι ἡγεμόνος γε ποθὴ μελέσθω</b> [[let]] it not [[weigh on]] thy [[mind]], <span class="bibl">Od.10.505</span>; <b class="b3">τἀντεῦθεν… αὐτῷ μελέσθω</b> Λοξίᾳ <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Eu.</span>61</span>; τἀνθάδ' ἂν μέλοιτ' ἐμοί <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">El.</span>1436</span>; γάμους… σοὶ χρὴ μέλεσθαι <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Ph.</span>759</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">ἰαχὰν μελομέναν νεκροῖς</b> ib.<span class="bibl">1302</span>: rarely impers., σοὶ… μελέσθω φρουρῆσαι <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">El.</span>74</span>; μέλεταί τινί τινος <span class="bibl">Theoc. 1.53</span>, Orac. ap. <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Alex.</span>24</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> Ep. pf. and plpf. Pass. μέμβλεται, μέμβλετο (fr. <b class="b3">μέ-μλ-εται, μέ-μλ-ετο</b>), with pres. and impf. sense, <b class="b3">ἦ νύ τοι οὐκέτι πάγχυ μετὰ φρεσὶ μέμβλετ' Ἀχιλλεύς</b> (for <b class="b3">μέλει</b>); <span class="bibl">Il.19.343</span>; <b class="b3">μέμβλετο γάρ οἱ τεῖχος</b> (for <b class="b3">ἔμελε</b>) <span class="bibl">21.516</span>; φόνος δέ οἱ οὐκ ἐνὶ θυμῷ μέμβλετο <span class="bibl">Od.22.12</span>; ᾗσιν ἀοιδὴ μέμβλεται ἐν στήθεσσιν <span class="bibl">Hes. <span class="title">Th.</span>61</span>: hence later Ep. formed a pres. <b class="b3">μέμβλομαι</b>, 2pl. μέμβλεσθε <span class="bibl">A.R.2.217</span>; 3pl. <b class="b3">μέμβλονται</b>, in act. sense (cf. B. 11 infr.), μ. πόνοισι <span class="bibl">Opp.<span class="title">H.</span>4.77</span>: the regul. pf. and plpf. (with pres. and impf. sense) also occur in later Poets, μεμέληται <span class="bibl">Opp.<span class="title">C.</span>1.436</span>; Φοίβῳ μεμελήμεθα <span class="title">AP</span>10.17 (Antiphil.); μεμέληνται Call.<b class="b2">Fr.anon</b>.<span class="bibl">119</span>, <span class="bibl">Opp.<span class="title">C.</span>1.349</span>: <span class="bibl">2</span> and <span class="bibl">3</span> plpf. <b class="b3">μεμέλησο, -το</b>, <span class="title">AP</span>5.219 (Agath.), <span class="bibl">Theoc.17.46</span>; part. <b class="b3">μεμελημένος, α, ον</b>, [[cared for]], πολλοῖς μεμελημέναι ἡρωῖναι <span class="bibl">Id.26.36</span>, cf. <span class="title">AP</span>7.199 (Tymn.): aor. part. Pass. <b class="b3">μεληθέν</b> ib.<span class="bibl">5.200</span>; cf. [[βέβλεσθαι]]. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">B</span> with an object, <b class="b2">care for, take an interest in</b> a thing, c. gen., Hom. only in pf. part., <b class="b3">μέγα πλούτοιο μεμηλώς</b> [[busied with]], [[attending to]]... <span class="bibl">Il.5.708</span>; μέγα πτολέμοιο μεμηλώς <span class="bibl">13.297</span>: later in pres., οὐκ ἔφα τις θεοὺς βροτῶν ἀξιοῦσθαι μέλειν <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>370</span> (lyr.); μέλειν μὲν ἡμῶν <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Aj.</span>689</span>; δεινόν σε… τικτούσης μέλειν <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">El.</span>342</span>: later c. dat., [[care for]], μέλω κύρτοις <span class="title">AP</span>10.10 (Arch. Jun.); θεοῖς μέλοντες <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Sull.</span>7</span>: abs., [[to be anxious]], μέλει… κέαρ <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Th.</span>288</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Pers.</span>1049</span> (both lyr.); μελούσῃ καρδίᾳ <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Rh.</span>770</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> rarely c. acc., πεντήκοντα βοῶν ἀντάξια ταῦτα μέμηλας [[thou hastinvented]], h.Merc.437 (fort. <b class="b3">μέμηδας</b>). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> c. inf., <b class="b3">θεοὶ τῶν ἀδίκων μέλουσι</b> (<b class="b3">μέλλουσι</b> codd. opt.) καὶ τῶν ὁσίων ἐπᾴειν <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">HF</span>773</span> (s.v.l.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> Med. <b class="b3">μέλομαι</b>, [[care for]], [[take care of]], c. gen., <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Th.</span>177</span> (lyr.), <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OT</span>1466</span>, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Hipp.</span>109</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Heracl.</span>354</span> (lyr.), <span class="bibl">A.R.1.967</span>; <b class="b3">τὰ λοιπά μου μέλου</b> (where <b class="b3">τὰ λ</b>. is adverbial) <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OC</span>1138</span>; μεμελημένοι ἀέθλων <span class="bibl">Opp.<span class="title">H.</span>4.101</span>: c. dat., ἐτητυμίῃ μεμελημένος <span class="bibl">Call. <span class="title">Aet.</span>3.1.76</span>; ἱππασίῃ μεμελημένον ἦτορ <span class="bibl">Q.S.4.500</span>: c. acc., <b class="b3">μέλομαι ῥόδον</b> (prob. l. for <b class="b3">μέλπομαι</b>) <span class="title">Anacreont.</span>53.2: with Preps., <b class="b3">μέλεσθαι ἀμφί τι</b> or τινος, <span class="bibl">A.R.2.376</span>, <span class="bibl">4.491</span>; ἀμφ' αἰγῶν μεμελημένοι <span class="title">AP</span>6.221 (Leon.); ἐμέλοντο περὶ σφίσιν <span class="bibl">A.R.3.1172</span>: c. inf., μέλομαι… ἀείδειν <span class="bibl">Anacr.65</span>; μελέσθω λαὸς ἐκπονεῖν ἄκη <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Supp.</span>367</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Heracl.</span>96</span> (lyr.): aor. in same sense, c. gen., τάφου μεληθείς <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Aj.</span>1184</span>.</span>