μεθ - ίημι , μεθίεις, μεθίει (-ιεῖς,
ιεῖ), inf. μεθι_έμεν(αι), subj. μεθιῇσι (-ίῃσι), ipf.
μεθίεις, μεθίει (-ίης, -ίη), 3 pl. μέθιεν,
μεθι?εσαν, fut. μεθήσω, aor.
μεθέηκα, μεθῆκεν, subj. μεθείω, μεθείῃ, μεθήῃ, μεθῶμεν, inf. μεθέμεν,
μεθεῖναι: let go after or
among.—(1) trans., of letting a person go
away, or go free, Od. 15.212, Il. 10.449; letting a thing go (ἐς ποταμόν), Od.
5.460; give up, give over, Il. 3.414, Il.
14.364, and w. inf., Il.
17.418; metaph., in the above senses, μεθέμεν χόλον, ‘dismiss,’ Il. 15.138
; εἴ με μεθείη ῥῖγος, Od. 5.471. —(2) intrans.,
relax effort, be remiss, abs., Il. 6.523, Od.
4.372; w. gen., desist from, neglect, cease,
Od. 21.377, Il. 11.841; w. part. or inf., Od. 24.48, Il.
13.234.