μνηστεύω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=Dor. [[μναστεύω]], aor. [[ἐμνήστευσα]]: pf. <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> μεμνήστευκα <span class="bibl">D.S.18.23</span>:—Med., fut. μνηστεύσομαι <span class="bibl">Palaeph.29</span>: pf. μεμνήστευμαι Luc. (v. infr.), in Pass. sense, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ev.Luc.</span>1.27</span>, <span class="bibl">2.5</span> ([[varia lectio|v.l.]] ἐμν-):—[[court]], [[seek in marriage]], c. acc., ἀγαθήν τε γυναῖκα καὶ ἀφνειοῖο θύγατρα μνηστεύειν <span class="bibl">Od.18.277</span>; τὴν πλεῖστοι… μνήστευον <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Fr.</span>33.2</span>; ἐμνήστευσε τὴν γυναῖκα λαβεῖν <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">HG</span>6.4.37</span>; μ. γάμους <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">IA</span>847</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>773b</span>; [[woo and win]], [[espouse]], <span class="bibl">Thgn.1112</span>, <span class="bibl">Theoc.18.6</span>:—Med., [[court for oneself]], Περσεφόνης γάμον <span class="bibl">Apollod.2.5.12</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">J.<span class="title">AJ</span>4.8.23</span>, Palaeph. l. c.: censured by <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Sol.</span>9</span>, but used by him, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Merc.Cond.</span> 23</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Tox.</span>37</span>; ὁ τὴν κόρην μεμνηστευμένος <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Asin.</span>26</span>; -ευσαμένου μου τῷ… υἱῷ… τὴν… θυγατέρα <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PFlor.</span>36.4</span> (iv A. D.):—Pass., of the woman, μναστευθείσᾳ' ξ Ἑλλάνων <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">IT</span>208</span> (lyr.), cf.<span class="bibl">Isoc.10.39</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> [[promise in marriage]], [[betroth]], τινά τινι <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">El.</span>313</span>; <b class="b3">γάμον μνηστεύειν</b> (with or without τινι) to [[bring about a marriage for another]], help him to a wife, <span class="bibl">Call.<span class="title">Dian.</span>265</span>, <span class="bibl">A.R.2.511</span>:—Pass., <b class="b3">τῇ μεμνηστευμένῃ αὐτῷ γυναικί</b> his [[betrothed]] [[wife]], <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ev.Luc.</span>2.5</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">b</span> metaph., τοσόνδε κίνδυνον αὐτῷ ὁ ὄλεθρος τῶν ἀδελφῶν μ. <span class="bibl">J.<span class="title">AJ</span>17.1.1</span>; ἡδονήν [τινι] μ. τῷ κάλλει <span class="bibl">Jul.<span class="title">Ep.</span>180</span>; <b class="b3">ἡμῖν τοῦ μέλους τὸ ἐνδόσιμον μ</b>. ib.<span class="bibl">186</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">III</span> generally, [[sue]], [[canvass for]] a thing, c. acc., χειροτονίαν <span class="bibl">Isoc.8.15</span>: c. inf., μνηστευόμενος ἄρχειν ἑκόντων <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Caes.</span>58</span>:—also in Med., <b class="b3">μνηστεύομαι πόλεμον, μνηστεύομαι διαλλαγάς</b>, <span class="bibl">J.<span class="title">BJ</span>2.17.3</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">AJ</span>5.7.4</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">IV</span> <b class="b3">λόγον μ. τινί</b> [[pass off]] a speech upon a person, [[hawk]] it to him, <span class="bibl">Socr.<span class="title">Ep.</span>30.13</span>.</span>