μαίνομαι,
future μᾰνοῦμαι [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:
perfect with
present sense μέμηνα [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
Doric dialect μέμηνα uncertain in [
Refs 7th c.BC+]; also in
passive form μεμάνημαι [ᾰ] [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]
aorist passive ἐμάνην,
participle μᾰνείς,
infinitive μᾰνῆναι, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]: also
aorist middle ἐμηνάμην [
Refs 3rd c.AD+];
poetry 2nd pers. singular ἐμήναο probably in [
Refs 2nd c.BC+],
3rd.pers. singular μήνατο [
Refs 3rd c.BC+];
participle μηνάμενος [
Refs 8th c.BC+] uses only
present and
imperfect:—
rage, be furious, in [
Refs 8th c.BC+] frequently of martial rage, μαίνεσθαι ἐάσομεν οὖλον Ἄρηα [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; μαίνεται ἐγχείη ἀπὸ λοιγὸν ἀμῦναι[
Refs];
rage with anger, πατὴρ. φρεσὶ μαίνεται οὐκ ἀγαθῇσι [
Refs]; ἐνὶ φρεσὶ μ. ἦτορ[
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ μανείς
the madman, [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
to be mad with wine, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; of Bacchic frenzy, μαινόμενος Διώνυσος [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ μ.
to be inspired by, driven mad by, [
Refs 5th c.BC+], compare μάντι; τὸ μαίνεσθαι
madness, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; πλεῖν ἢ μαίνομαι I
am beside myself with joy, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; of madness in animals, [
Refs 1st c.AD+]; later simply, ={ὀργίζομαι}, μαινόμενος ὅτι. [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]: frequently with words of manner, ὁ δὲ μαίνεται οὐκέτ᾽ ἀνεκτῶς [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; πόνοις
at or
because of, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπί τινι (i.e. φιλοτιμίᾳ) [
Refs], of love, [
Refs 7th c.BC+]
2) of things,
rage, riot, especially of fire, ὡς ὅτ᾽. ὀλοὸν πῦρ οὔρεσι μαίνηται [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; μαινόμενος οἶνος a
hot, strong wine, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; of feelings, ἐλπὶς μαινομένη Oracle texts cited in [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
3) ἄμπελος μαινομένη, of a vine that is never done bearing fruit, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
4) μαινόμενα ἕλκη
malignant ulcers, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]
II)
aorist 1 active ἔμηνα, in causal sense,
madden, [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
enrage, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
present μαίνω first in [
Refs 5th c.AD+]