μενοιν-άω · menoin-aō — LSJ
desire eagerly, were eager to see, eager, design, purpose, strive for
= μενεαίνω, desire eagerly, φρεσὶν ᾗσι μ. Od. 2.34; μετὰ φρεσὶ σῇσι Il. 14.264; θυμῷ, ἐνὶ θυμῷ, 19.164, Od. 2.248: mostly c. acc. rei, ib. 285, al.; ἔργα πολλὰ μ. Pi. N. 11.45; νόῳ ὅγε πολλὰ μενοίνα Theoc. l.c.: also c. pres. inf., μ. πολεμίζειν Il. 19.164, cf. Od. 22.217: c. aor. inf., 2.248, 21.157, Pi. P. 1.43; also μενοίνεον εἰ τελέουσι were eager to see whether . . , Il. 12.59: rarely abs., ὧδε μενοινῶν so eager [for battle], 15.293; μ. τινί τι design or purpose something against one, κακὰ