previous next
μονή , , (μένω)
A.abiding, tarrying, E.Tr.1129, HF957, Ar.Av.418 (lyr.), X.An.5.1.5, etc.; opp. ἔξοδος, Hdt.1.94; opp. φορά, Pl.Cra. 437b; opp. κίνησις, Arist.Ph.205a17; τὴν μονὴν ποιεῖσθαι make delay, tarry, Th.1.131; “μὴ λαμβάνειν μονὴν μηδὲ στάσινPlb.4.41.4; “μ. τις καὶ στάσις τῆς φωνῆςAristox.Harm.p.12 M.: pl., Arist.Ph.230a20; “κινήσεις μοναίId.de An.408b18; “μονὰς ποιεῖσθαιStr.1.3.12; persistence, continuance, “τοῦ αἰσθήματοςArist.APo.99b36.
2. permanence, “τῆς γῆςEpicur.Nat.11.10, cf. Dam.Pr.36.
3. Gramm., preservation, “τοῦ ν_A.D.Pron.50.25.
II. stopping-place, station, Paus.10.31.7; apartment, Ev.Jo.14.2,23; quarters, billets, OGI527.5 (Hierapolis).
2. monastery, Just.Nov.133.1, etc.
III. appearance in a court of law, PHib.93.2, 111.31 (iii B. C.).
hide Dictionary Entry Lookup
Use this tool to search for dictionary entries in all lexica.
Search for in
How to enter text in Greek:
hide References (10 total)
  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (10):
    • Aristophanes, Birds, 418
    • Euripides, Heracles, 957
    • Euripides, Trojan Women, 1129
    • Herodotus, Histories, 1.94
    • Pausanias, Description of Greece, 10.31.7
    • Plato, Cratylus, 437b
    • Strabo, Geography, 1.3.12
    • Thucydides, Histories, 1.131
    • Xenophon, Anabasis, 5.1.5
    • Polybius, Histories, 4.41.4
hide Display Preferences
Greek Display:
Arabic Display:
View by Default:
Browse Bar: