μητιάω

metiao

meditate, deliberate

Appears 11 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 8
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Book 7 1
Chapter ?

745
Book 10 2
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10208
10409
Book 12 1
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1217
Book 15 1
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1527
Book 18 1
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18312
Book 20 1
Chapter ?

20153
Book 22 1
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22174
Odyssey 3
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Book 1 1
Chapter ?

1234
Book 6 1
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614
Book 8 1
Chapter ?

89

Dictionary (LSJ)

μητιάω, Ep. 3pl. μητιόωσι and part. μητιόων, -όωσα, Hom. (v. infr.): impf. μητιάασκον A.R. 4.7:—Med., 3pl. impf. μητιόωντο Il. 12.17; 2pl. imper. μητιάασθε Hom. (v. infr.); inf. μητιάασθαι (συμ-) Il. 10.197: fut. μητιάσομαι only in Corn. ND 7: (μῆτις):—A. meditate, deliberate, καθήατο μητιόωντες βουλάς Il. 20.153; ἅσσα τε μητιόωσι μετὰ σφίσιν 10.208; βουλήν, ἥ ῥα θεοῖσιν ἐφήνδανε μητιόωσι 7.45:— Med., μητιάασθε, ἠέ . . , ἦε . . consider among you whether . . , or . . , 22.174. 2. c.acc.objecti, plan, devise, νόστον Ὀδυσσῆϊ . . μητιόωσα Od. 6.14: c. inf., δὴ τότε μητιόωντο . . τεῖχος ἀμαλδῦναι Il. 12.17; in bad sense, Ἕκτορι . . κακὰ μητιόωντι 18.312; θεοὶ κακὰ μητιόωντες Od. 1.234; δόλον ἐπί τινι A.R.l.c.

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