1. μήδομαι · mēdomai — Beekes
to deliberate, estimate, contrive, decide
The corpus record
μήδομαι
medomai
to deliberate, estimate, contrive, decide
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Distribution
- Libation Bearers 2 · 3.72/10k
- Works and Days 2 · 3.47/10k
- Shield of Heracles 1 · 3.09/10k
- Theogony 2 · 2.9/10k
- Trachiniae 2 · 2.75/10k
- Odyssey 22 · 2.53/10k
- Agamemnon 2 · 2.47/10k
- Philoctetes 2 · 2.27/10k
- Seven Against Thebes 1 · 1.99/10k
- Prometheus Bound 1 · 1.7/10k
- Thesmophoriazusae 1 · 1.42/10k
- Heracles 1 · 1.28/10k
Densest 12 of 16 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
Senses
2. Μήδομαι · Mēdomai — Chantraine
appartient certainement à la même racine
3. μήδομαι · mēdomai — Chantraine
δον
4. μήδομαι · mēdomai — Frisk
Aor
5. μήδομαι · mēdomai — LSJ
to be minded, intend
Attestations
- μήδετο · mēdeto Iliad 2.38
- μήδεο · mēdeo Iliad 2.360
- μήσατο · mēsato Iliad 6.157
- μήδετο · mēdeto Iliad 7.478
- μήσατʼ · mēsatʼ Iliad 10.52
- μήσατο · mēsato Iliad 10.289
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Deep etymology
Authority pointers, pending review
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- scan pp. 992-993; entry #4057
Review: Under source audit
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- scan p. 710; entry #5257 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 1195; entry #3861 Review: Under source audit
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