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μελέτη

μελέτη, care, attention

μελέτ-η, ἡ,
  • care, attention, Hes. Op. 412, Epich. [284]: pl., Emp. 110.2: c. gen. objecti, μ. πλεόνων care for many things, Hes. Op. 380; μελέτην τινὸς ἐχέμεν, = μελετᾶν, ἐπιμελεῖσθαι, ib. 457; ἔργων ἐκ πολλοῦ μ. long-continued attention to action, Th. 5.69: c. gen. subjecti, care taken by one, θεῶν μελέτῃ S. Ph. 196 (anap.); of a trainer, B. 12.191: abs., μελέτῃ κατατρύχεσθαι E. Med. 1099 (anap.): pl., Emp. 131.2.
      • 2 Medic., treatment, Hp. Fract. 31, 35 (pl.), Art. 50.
    • II practice, exercise, ὀξεῖα μ. Pi. O. 6.37; ἔχων μ. Id. N. 6.54; ἡ διʼ ὀλίγου μ. their short practice, Th. 2.85; πόνων μ. painful exercises, of the Spartan discipline, ib. 39; μάθησις καὶ μ. Pl. Tht. 153b; μ. θανάτου Id. Phd. 81a; ἡ ἐγκύκλιος τῶν προπαιδευμάτων μ. Ph. 1.157.
        • b in a military sense, exercise, drill, μετὰ κινδύνων τὰς μελέτας ποιεῖσθαι to go through oneʼs exercises in actual war, Th. 1.18; ταῖς τῶν πολεμικῶν μ. Id. 2.39; μ. ἐν ὅπλοις ποιεῖσθαι IG 2(2).1028.19, al.
        • c freq. of orators, rehearsal, declamation, ταύτης τῆς μελέτης καὶ τῆς ἐπιμελείας D. 18.309, al.; of actors, νήστεις ὄντες τὰς μ. ποιούμενοι making their rehearsals, Arist. Pr. 901b3.
        • d matter for discussion, μ. σοφισταῖς προσβαλεῖν Pi. I. 5(4).28; branch or object of study, Pl. Grg. 500d, al.; ὁ νόμος σου μ. μού ἐστιν LXX Ps. 118(119).77.
      • 2 later, theme, lecture, Str. 1.2.2, Plu. Aud. 2.41d, Luc. Rh.Pr. 17; declamation, μελέτῃσί τʼ ἄριστον IG 3.625; τὰς μ. μισθοῦ ποιεῖσθαι Philostr. VS 1.21.5.
      • 3 pursuit, μία οὐχ ἅπαντας θρέψει μ. Pi. O. 9.107, cf. Pl. Phd. 82a.
    • III practice, usage, ἃς οἱ πατέρες ἡμῖν παρέδοσαν μ. Th. 1.85.
      • 2 habit, Hp. Mul. 1.17; ἢν ἐς μελέτην ἥκῃ τοῦ κακοῦ ὥνθρωπος Aret. CA 1.5; ἐν μ. γίγνεσθαι ψόφων become accustomed to noises, Stob. App. p.22 G.
    • IV threatening symptom or condition, of disease, μελέτη καὶ προοίμιον ἐπιληψίας Posidon. ap. Aët. 6.12; ὀδύνη . . μ. λύσεως Aët. 5.100, cf. Steph. in Hp. 1.191 D.

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