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μεταμέλ-εια

metameleia

repentance, change of mind

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What it meant

1. μεταμέλεια · metameleia — Beekes

μεταμέλεια ‘repentance, change of mind’ (Att.) is analogical to μετα-μέλομαι; also (back-formation) μετάμελος ‘id.’ (Th. 7, 55). *ETYM Beside the full-grade thematic root-present μέλω, the perfect μέμηλα has a remarkable lengthened grade. The middle μέμβλεται, -ro for ἔμε-μλ-ε- takes the zero grade and a thematic vowel. The 1)-enlargement in μελ-ή-σω gradually conquered the whole verbal system: μελῆ-σαι, -θῆναι, … — [Beekes, s.v. μεταμέλεια, p. 980]

2. μεταμέλ-εια · metamel-eia — LSJ

change of purpose, regret, repentance

change of purpose, regret, repentance, μεταμέλειαν λαμβάνει E. Fr. 1080.3; μεταμελείας λ. Th. 1.34; ἐπί τισι, περί τινος, Democr. 43, Th. 3.37; μόνη σιωπὴ μ. οὐ φέρει Men. 1105; ἐμπιμπλάναι τινὰ μεταμελείας Pl. Lg. 727c; μεταμελείας μεστή Id. R. 577e; μ. τοῦ πεπραγμένου γίγνεται Id. Lg. 866e; τὸ ἐν μ. Arist. EN 1110b19; ἐκ μεταμελείας Plb. 1.39.14; αὕτη σε ἡ μ. ἔχει X. Cyr. 5.3.7, cf. Polystr. p.9 W. (pl.), Phld. Ir. p.43 W. (pl.).

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