μεγαίρω
μεγαίρω, begrudge, complain
- regard as too great: hence,
- I grudge one a thing as too great for him, μέγηρε γάρ οἱ τό γʼ Ἀπόλλων Il. 23.865; ἐγὼ δέ τοι οὔ τι μεγαίρω Orac. ap. Hdt. 1.66.
- 2 c. inf. pro acc. rei, μηδὲ μεγήρῃς ἡμῖν εὐχομένοισι τελευτῆσαι τάδε ἔργα grudge us not the accomplishment . ., Od. 3.55, cf. h.Merc. 465: c. acc. et inf., μνηστῆρας . . οὔ τι μεγαίρω ἔρδειν ἔργα βίαια I complain not that . ., Od. 2.235; ὃν οὐδέ κεν αὐτὸς ἀείδειν Φοῖβος . . μεγαίροι Theoc. 7.101: c. inf. only, ἀμφὶ δὲ νεκροῖσιν κατακαιέμεν οὔ τι μεγαίρω I object not to [your] burning them, Il. 7.408: with inf. understood, τάων οὔ τοι ἐγὼ πρόσθʼ ἵσταμαι, οὐδὲ μεγαίρω (sc. διαπέρσαι) 4.54, cf. Call. Del. 163.
- 3 c. dat. pers. only, feel a grudge towards, Δαναοῖσι μεγήρας Il. 15.473.
- 4 abs., ἢ πὺξ ἠὲ πάλῃ ἢ καὶ ποσίν, οὔ τι μεγαίρω I care not which, Od. 8.206.
- 5 c. gen. rei, ἀμενήνωσεν δέ οἱ αἰχμὴν . . Ποσειδάων, βιότοιο μεγήρας Poseidon baffled his spear grudging him the life [of Antilochus, Il. 13.563; οὐ μ. τοῦδέ σοι δωρήματος A. Pr. 626; μοι . . ἐμέγηρε τόκοιο A.R. 1.289.
- 6 Pass., to be envied, AP 9.645.10 (Maced.).
- II = βασκαίνειν, bewitch, ὄμμασι . . ἐμέγηρεν ὀπωπάς A.R. 4.1670. (Said to be a Salaminian word, Sch. Il. 13.563: in late Prose, as etym. of Μέγαιρα, Corn. ND 10.)
[μέγας. To think too great.]
3 sing. aor. μέγηρε Il. 23.865.
2 sing. subj. μεγήρῃς Od. 3.55.
Pple. μεγήρας Il. 13.563, Il. 15.473.
To be unwilling to give or allow, to grudge.
With acc. and dat. : μέγηρέ οἱ τό γʼ Ἀπόλλων Il. 23.865.
With dat. alone : Δαναοῖσι μεγήρας Il. 15.473.
With genit. indicating that in respect of which grudging takes place and dat. : τάων οὔ τοι ἐγὼ πρόσθʼ ἵσταμαι οὐδὲ μεγαίρω Il. 4.54.
With this genit. alone : βιότοιο μεγήρας (grudging him the taking of his foe’s life) Il. 13.563.
With dat. and infin. indicating what is grudged : μηδὲ μεγήρῃς ἡμῖν τελευτῆσαι τάδε ἔργα Od. 3.55.
With prepositional clause and infin. : ἀμφὶ νεκροῖσι κατακαιέμεν οὔ τι μεγαίρω Il. 7.408.
With infin. and acc. of person concerned as subject of it : μνηστῆρας οὔ τι μεγαίρω ἔρδειν ἔργα βίαια (I say nothing against their doing so) Od. 2.235.
Without construction Od. 8.206.
- 1to look on a thing as too great, to grudge one a thing as too great for him, Il.; so c. inf., μηδὲ μεγήρῃς ἡμῖν τελευτῆσαι τάδε ἔργα grudge us not the accomplishment of these works, Od.; c. acc. et inf., μνηστῆρας οὔτι μεγαίρω ἔρδειν I complain not that the suitors should do, Od.
- 2c. dat. pers. to feel a grudge towards, Il.
- 3absol., ἢ πύξ, ἠὲ πάλῃ, ἢ καὶ ποσίν, οὔτι μεγαίρω I care not (which), Od.
- 4c. gen. rei, βιότοιο μεγήρας grudging him the life [of Antilochus], Il.; οὐ μ. τοῦδέ σοι δωρήματος Aesch.
- 5Pass. to be envied, Anth.