μειαγωγέω

τό

μεῖον

A. bring the sacrificial lamb to the scale, hence metaph., μ. τὴν τραγῳδίαν weigh it as you would a lamb, Ar. Ra. 798:— hence μειαγωγ‐εῖον, τό, and μειαγωγ‐ία, ἡ, Suid.:
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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