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μίμνω

mimno

stay, stand fast

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 20 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

μίμνω · mimnō — LSJ

stay, stand fast

stay, stand fast, in battle, Il. 13.713, 15.727, etc.

2 tarry

tarry, μετόπισθε μιμνέτω, ὥς κε κτλ. 6.69, etc.

3 remain

of things, remain, σόα μ. Od. 13.364:—Med., κλέος . . μίμνεται ἀθάνατον Epigr.Gr. 265 (Crete).

4 remain, be left

of things, remain, be left for one, ἐμοὶ δὲ μ. σχισμός A. Ag. 1149, cf. 154 (lyr.).

II await

c. acc., await, esp. an enemyʼs attack, οὐδʼ ἄρα μιν μίμνον Il. 5.94, etc.; of time, ἠῶ δῖαν ἔμιμνεν 9.662, etc.; πλόον ὡραῖον Hes. Op. 630.

2 it awaits

impers., μίμνει δὲ μίμνοντος ἐν θρόνῳ Διὸς παθεῖν τὸν ἔρξαντα it awaits him to suffer, A. Ag. 1563 (lyr.).

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Where it came from

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