μινύθω

minytho

lessen, curtail

Appears 9 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 5
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Book 15 2
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15492
15493
Book 16 1
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16392
Book 17 1
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17738
Book 20 1
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20242
Odyssey 4
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Book 4 2
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4374
4467
Book 12 1
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1246
Book 14 1
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1417

Dictionary (LSJ)

μινύθω, only pres. and Ion. impf. μινύθεσκον, A. lessen, curtail, Ζεὺς δʼ ἀρετὴν ἄνδρεσσιν ὀφέλλει τε μινύθει τε Il. 20.242, cf. 15.492, 493, Hes. Op. 6. 2. diminish in number, τοὺς [σύας] μινύθεσκον ἔδοντες Od. 14.17. II. intr., become smaller or less, decrease, μινύθουσι δὲ οἶκοι ἐν σέλαϊ μεγάλῳ Il. 17.738; μινύθει δέ τε ἔργʼ ἀνθρώπων 16.392, cf. Hes. Op. 409; μινύθουσι δὲ οἶκοι, from want of heirs, ib.244; μινύθει δέ τοι ἦτορ ἑταίρων Od. 4.374; μ. κραδίη Thgn. 361; ἀρετᾶς οὐ μινύθει (fort. μινύνθη) ἅμα σώματι φέγγος B. 3.90; μ. αἱ σάρκες shrink, waste, Hp. Art. 53, Mochl. 19: used by Trag. only in lyr., A. Th. 920, Eu. 374, S. OC 686; τὰς νύκτας ἔφασκον τῶ θέρεος μινύθειν Theoc. 21.23. (Cf. Skt. minóti, minā´ti ‘diminish’, ‘violate’, ‘damage’, Lat. minuo, etc.; cf. μείων.)

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