- μελέτη
- meditation
- 1. care, attention , [8th/7th c.BC]; μ. πλεόνων care for many things, [8th/7th c.BC]; ἔργων μ. attention to action, [Refs 5th c.BC]:—;but c. gen. subjecti, care paid by one, θεῶν του μελέτῃ [Refs 5th c.BC]
2. practice, exercise , Lat. meditatio, [Refs 5th c.BC]; ἡ δι᾽ ὀλίγου μ. their short practice , [Refs 5th c.BC]; πόνων μελέται painful exercises, of the Spartan discipline, [Refs 5th c.BC]
3. in a military sense, exercise, practice, drill , [Refs 5th c.BC]
4. of an orator, rehearsal , [Refs 4th c.BC]
5. a pursuit , [Refs 5th c.BC]
6. care, anxiety , μελέτῃ κατατρύχεσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC] (ML)