A.a short time, in Hom. mostly in phrase, “μ. περ οὔ τι μάλα δήν” Il.1.416, Od.22.473; μ. δέ οἱ γένεθ᾽ ὁρμή but short-lived was his effort, Il.4.466; “οὐ πολλὸν ἐπὶ χρόνον, ἀλλὰ μ.” Od.15.494; “μ. δὲ γίγνεται ἥβης καρπός” Mimn.2.7; “μ. δέ μοι ψυχὰ γλυκεῖα” B.5.151; “τὴν δ᾽ οὔτι μ. περ εὔνασεν ὕπνος” A.R.4.1060.
μίνυνθ-α^ [ι^], Adv.