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