μερμηρίζω
μερμηρίζω, to be full of cares, to be anxious
- I intr., to be anxious or thoughtful, to be in doubt: folld. by ὡς, etc., μερμήριζε κατὰ φρένα, ὡς Ἀχιλῆα τιμήσῃ was debating how he should . ., Il. 2.3; μερμήριξε . ., ὅππως ἐξαπάφοιτο Διὸς νόον 14.159; μερμήριζεν, ὅπως ἀπολοίατο πᾶσαι νῆες Od. 9.554: more freq. διάνδιχα μερμήριξεν, ἢ . ., ἦε . . debated anxiously whether . ., or . ., Il. 1.189; μερμήριξε δʼ ἔπειτα κατὰ φρένα καὶ κατὰ θυμόν, ἢ . ., ἦ . . 5.671; δίχα δὲ φρεσὶ μερμήριζεν, ἢ . ., ἦ . . Od. 22.333; δίχα θυμὸς ἐνὶ φρεσὶ μερμηρίζει, ἢ . ., ἦ . . 16.73: c. aor. inf., διάνδιχα μ., ἵππους τε στρέψαι καὶ ἐναντίβιον μαχέσασθαι debated anxiously with himself, whether to turn back and fight (or not . . ), Il. 8.167, cf. Od. 10.438: with inf. in first clause and ἦ in second, μερμήριξε . . κύσσαι καὶ περιφῦναι . ., ἦ πρῶτʼ ἐξερέοιτο 24.235 sq.: c. acc. rei, ἦ τι περὶ Τρώων . . μερμηρίζεις; Il. 20.17.
- II trans., devise, contrive, πολλὰ φρεσὶ μερμηρίζων Od. 1.427; ἀεικέα μ. 4.533, al.; δόλον . . ἐνὶ φρεσὶ μ. 2.93; φόνον ἡμῖν μερμηρίζει ib. 325; εἰ δύνασαί τινʼ ἀμύντορα μερμηρίξαι 16.256.—Ep. Verb, censured in Prose by Luc. Hist.Conscr. 22, Bis Acc. 2.
1. twijfelen, piekeren, met afh. vraag
2. overdenken, bedenken,
[μερ- as in μέρμερος.]
Aor. μερμήριξα Od. 10.50, 151, 438.
3 sing. -ε Il. 1.189, Il. 5.671, Il. 14.159, etc. : Od. 2.93, Od. 4.791, Od. 17.235, etc.
Subj. μερμηρίξω Od. 16.261.
Pple. μερμηρίξας Od. 11.204, Od. 16.237.
Infin. μερμηρίξαι Od. 16.256.
- 1
To turn (a thing) anxiously over in one’s mind, to ponder or consider (it), meditate (it), have (it) in view : πολλά Od. 1.427, φόνον ἡμῖν Od. 2.325. Cf. Il. 20.17 : Od. 4.533, Od. 19.2 = 52, Od. 20.38, 41.
Of a lion Od. 4.791.
To think out or contrive : δόλον τόνδε Od. 2.93, Od. 24.128.
To think of, find : ἀμύντορά τινα Od. 16.256, 261.
- 2
Absol., to ponder, consider, deliberate, meditate : τρὶς μερμήριξεν Il. 8.169, ἔτι μερμήριζον (were hesitating) Il. 12.199. Cf. Od. 5.354, Od. 11.204, Od. 16.237, Od. 20.93.
With dependent clause.
- a
With relative : ὅ τι κύντατον ἕρδοι Il. 10.503.
- b
With clause introduced by ὡς (how) Il. 2.3.
- c
By ὅπως Il. 14.159 : Od. 9.554, Od. 15.169, Od. 20.28, 38.
- d
With alternatives introduced by ἢ... ἦ... Il. 1.189, Il. 5.671, Il. 13.455, Il. 16.647 : Od. 4.117, Od. 6.141, Od. 10.50, Od. 16.73, Od. 17.235, Od. 18.90, Od. 20.10, Od. 22.333.
With the first alternative expressed by an infin. and the second introduced by ἦ
: μερμήριξε κύσσαι... ἦ... Od. 24.235.With infin. expressing only one of the alternatives : διάνδιχα μερμήριξεν ἵππους στρέψαι (had half a mind to...) Il. 8.167. Cf. Od. 10.151, 438.
- a
- 1
- Iintr. to be full of cares, to be anxious or thoughtful, to be in doubt, Hom.; δίχα or διάνδιχα μερμηρίζειν to halt between two opinions, Hom.
- IItrans. to devise, contrive, δόλον ἐνὶ φρεσὶ μερμ. Od.; φόνον ἡμῖν μερμηρίζει Od.