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μηρύομαι

meruomai

[ν

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What it meant

1. μηρύομαι · mēryomai — Beekes

μηρύομαι [ν.] ‘to draw up, furl, wind (up) (μ 170, Hes., Hp., X., Plb., Hero). *VAR Dor. μαρ- (Theoc., cf. below), aor. μηρύσασθαι, perf. μεμήρυκα (Hp.). *COMP Also with prefix, e.g. ἐκ- περι-, OVV-. *DER μήρυμα [n.] ‘knot, strand’ (Hero, Ph. Bel., Nic.), -μάτιον (Hero); συμμήρυ-σις [f.] ‘winding together, connection’ (M. Ant.). *pfjpus ‘clew’ is posited by Fur.: 218 on account of Brpucoetetv: σπειρεῖν … — [Beekes, s.v. μηρύομαι, p. 999]

2. μηρύομαι · mēryomai — Frisk

μηρύομαι, dor. μαρ- (Theok., vgl. unten), Aor. μηρύσασθϑαι, Perf. μεμήρυκα (Hp.), auch mit Präfix wie &x-, περι-, συν-, “zusammmen-, aufwickeln, winden’ (#170, Hes., Hp. X., Plb., Hero usw.). — Davon μήρυμα n. ‘das Gewickelte, der Wickel, Fitze, Docke’ (Hero, Ph. Bel.,, Nik. usw.), -udrıov (Hero); συμμήρυ-σις f. "Zusammenwindung, Verbindung’ (M. Ant.). Daneben μήρινϑος f. (zum Genus SchwyzerDebrunner 34 A.2) … — [Frisk, s.v. μηρύομαι, p. 1203]

3. μηρύομαι · mēryomai — LSJ

draw up, furl, drew up, wind up, draw out

draw up, furl, ἱστία μηρύσαντο Od. 12.170, cf. A.R. 4.889; ναῦται δʼ ἐμηρύσαντο νηὸς ἰσχάδα drew up the anchor, S. Fr. 761; μηρύεσθαι ἀπὸ βυθῶν Opp. C. 1.50; μ. πείσματα, σχοίνους, AP 10.2 (Antip. Sid.); wind up the strands of a torsion-engine, Hero Bel. 98.10, AP 10.5 (Thyill.); draw out phlegm, Aret. SA 1.5.

2 weave

in weaving, κρόκα ἐν στήμονι μηρύσασθαι weave the woof into the warp, Hes. Op. 538.

b wind off

wind off thread, LXX Pr. 31.13, Luc. Herm. 47.

3 draws itself, winds

in Med., μαρύεται περὶ χείλη κισσός ivy draws itself, winds round the edge, Theoc. 1.29.

II twined

Act. is found in pf., περὶ τὸν τένοντα δυσκρίτους φλέβας μεμήρυκεν has twined, Hp. Oss. 16.

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Where it came from

  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. μηρύομαι (scan p. 999; entry #4077).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. μηρύομαι (scan pp. 1203-1204; entry #3878).

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