μελέδημα

A. care, anxiety, Hom. always in pl., μελεδήματα πατρός anxieties about his father, Od. 15.8; of sleep, λύων μ. θυμοῦ Il. 23.62; μελεδήματα θεῶν the care of the gods [for men], E. Hipp. 1103 (lyr.).

II. object of care, Χαρίτων Ibyc. 5; ἐμοὶ μ. ἰσχάς Alex. 162.15 (anap.); Μοισάων Epigr.Gr. 238 (Smyrna).