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