μίμνω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stay”). Cognates include Hittite 𒈪𒅎𒈠𒄿 (mi-im-ma-i /⁠mimmai⁠/, “to refuse, decline”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /mím.nɔː/ → /ˈmim.no/ → /ˈmim.no/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mím.nɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈmim.no/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈmim.no/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈmim.no/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈmim.no/

Verb

μίμνω • (mímnō)

1. to stay
2. to wait for

Conjugation

   Present: μῐ́μνω, μῐ́μνομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	μῐ́μνω	μῐ́μνεις	μῐ́μνει	μῐ́μνετον	μῐ́μνετον	μῐ́μνομεν	μῐ́μνετε	μῐ́μνουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	μῐ́μνω	μῐ́μνῃς	μῐ́μνῃ	μῐ́μνητον	μῐ́μνητον	μῐ́μνωμεν	μῐ́μνητε	μῐ́μνωσῐ(ν)
	optative	μῐ́μνοιμῐ	μῐ́μνοις	μῐ́μνοι	μῐ́μνοιτον	μῐμνοίτην	μῐ́μνοιμεν	μῐ́μνοιτε	μῐ́μνοιεν
	imperative		μῐ́μνε	μῐμνέτω	μῐ́μνετον	μῐμνέτων		μῐ́μνετε	μῐμνόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	μῐ́μνομαι	μῐ́μνῃ, μῐ́μνει	μῐ́μνεται	μῐ́μνεσθον	μῐ́μνεσθον	μῐμνόμεθᾰ	μῐ́μνεσθε	μῐ́μνονται
	subjunctive	μῐ́μνωμαι	μῐ́μνῃ	μῐ́μνηται	μῐ́μνησθον	μῐ́μνησθον	μῐμνώμεθᾰ	μῐ́μνησθε	μῐ́μνωνται
	optative	μῐμνοίμην	μῐ́μνοιο	μῐ́μνοιτο	μῐ́μνοισθον	μῐμνοίσθην	μῐμνοίμεθᾰ	μῐ́μνοισθε	μῐ́μνοιντο
	imperative		μῐ́μνου	μῐμνέσθω	μῐ́μνεσθον	μῐμνέσθων		μῐ́μνεσθε	μῐμνέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		μῐ́μνειν				μῐ́μνεσθαι
participle	m	μῐ́μνων				μῐμνόμενος
	f	μῐ́μνουσᾰ				μῐμνομένη
	n	μῐ́μνον				μῐμνόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἔμῐμνον, ἐμῐμνόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἔμῐμνον	ἔμῐμνες	ἔμῐμνε(ν)	ἐμῐ́μνετον	ἐμῐμνέτην	ἐμῐ́μνομεν	ἐμῐ́μνετε	ἔμῐμνον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐμῐμνόμην	ἐμῐ́μνου	ἐμῐ́μνετο	ἐμῐ́μνεσθον	ἐμῐμνέσθην	ἐμῐμνόμεθᾰ	ἐμῐ́μνεσθε	ἐμῐ́μνοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: μῐ́μνον, μῐμνόμην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	μῐ́μνον	μῐ́μνες	μῐ́μνε(ν)	μῐ́μνετον	μῐμνέτην	μῐ́μνομεν	μῐ́μνετε	μῐ́μνον
middle/ passive	indicative	μῐμνόμην	μῐ́μνου	μῐ́μνετο	μῐ́μνεσθον	μῐμνέσθην	μῐμνόμε(σ)θᾰ	μῐ́μνεσθε	μῐ́μνοντο
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: μῐ́μνᾰσκον, μῐμνᾰσκόμην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	μῐ́μνᾰσκον	μῐ́μνᾰσκες	μῐ́μνᾰσκε(ν)	μῐμνᾰ́σκετον	μῐμνᾰσκέτην	μῐμνᾰ́σκομεν	μῐμνᾰ́σκετε	μῐ́μνᾰσκον
middle/ passive	indicative	μῐμνᾰσκόμην	μῐμνᾰ́σκου	μῐμνᾰ́σκετο	μῐμνᾰ́σκεσθον	μῐμνᾰσκέσθην	μῐμνᾰσκόμε(σ)θᾰ	μῐμνᾰ́σκεσθε	μῐμνᾰ́σκοντο
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

See μένω (ménō) for other tenses.

Further reading

• “μίμνω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• μίμνω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• μίμνω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “μίμνω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “μίμνω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • abide idem, page 2.
  • await idem, page 56.
  • expect idem, page 293.
  • remain idem, page 692.
  • stay idem, page 813.
  • tarry idem, page 856.
  • wait idem, page 959.