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μνάομαι

μνάομαι, be mindful of; woo

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μνώεο Verb: present middle imperative 2nd singular of μνάομαι

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μνάομαι, contr. μνῶμαι, used by Hom. sts. (only in Od.) in the contr. forms μνᾶται, μνώμεθα, μνῶνται, μνάσθω, μνᾶσθαι, μνώμενος; cf. impf. μνᾶτο Hes. Fr. 96.1: sts. in these contr. forms lengthd. again, as 2 sg. pres. μνάᾳ, inf. μνάασθαι [μνᾱ-], part. μνωόμενος; Ion. μνώμενος Hdt. 1.96 (v.l. μνεώμενος), 205: 3 pl. impf. μνώοντο, Hom. (v. infr.); imper. μνώεο A.R. 1.896, al.; opt. μνώοιο Max. 74; Ion. impf. μνάσκετο Od. 20.290: only pres. and impf., exc. aor. μνήσατο (in signf. II.1) Eup. 413.
    • I to be mindful of, c. gen., οὐ πολέμοιο ἐμνώοντο Il. 2.686; μνώοντʼ ὀλοοῖο φόβοιο 11.71; μνωόμενος προτέρης ἁρπακτύος Call. Ap. 95: abs., μνωομένῳ when I remember him, Od. 4.106, cf. 15.400; also, turn oneʼs mind to a thing, φύγαδε μνώοντο ἕκαστος Il. 16.697.
    • II woo for oneʼs bride, court (not in Il.), c. acc., μήτʼ αὐτὸν κτείνειν μήτε μνάασθαι ἄκοιτιν, of Aegisthus, Od. 1.39; τὴν πάντες μνώοντο 11.287: with no acc. expressed, 16.77, 19.529.
      • 2 after Hom., sue for, solicit a favour, office, etc., μνώμενος ἀρχήν Hdt. 1.96; μνώμενον βασιληίην ib. 205; φιλοτιμίαν μνώμενοι ἢ στάσιν Pi. Fr. 210; εὔνοιαν ἑαυτῷ παρὰ τῶν στρατιωτῶν μ. Hdn. 7.9.11; πᾶσαν ἑαυτῷ πόλιν πατρίδα μ. Hld. 3.14.—Ep., Ion., and late Prose; once in Com. (v. supr.). (For signf. I cf. μιμνήσκω; in signf. II perh. from μνᾱ- = βνᾱ-, i.e. gṷnā-, cf. γυνή.)

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