Liddell-Scott-Jones

μετέωρος (meteōros) a meteorite ^G:A

μετέωρος, ον,

Epic dialect μετήορος (which see), (ἀείρω) raised from off the ground, τάφον ἑωυτῇ κατεσκευάσατο μ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πῆχυς μ. an arm hanging (without support from a bandage), [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. αἰωρηθῆναι, of a man, [Refs]: frequently of anatomical structures, unsupported, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; τὰ μ. οἰκήματα, opposed to τὰ ὑπόγαια, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; -ότερος.. τῶν σαύρων raised higher than.., above.., of the chamaeleon, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of high ground, τῶν χωρίωντὰ-ότατα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀπὸ τοῦ μ.[Refs 4th c.BC+]; χωρία νέμεσθαι -ότερα, opposed to ἑλώδη, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; κατὰ τὸ μ. τοῦ ποταμοῦ as one looks up the river, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

__2 on the surface, ἀπὸ τοῦ -οτάτου [Refs]: hence, prominent, of eyes, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of roots, running along the ground, opposed to βαθύρριζος, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἀλγήματα μ. superficial pains, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πνεῦμα μ. shallow, not deep, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; -ότερον ἄσθμα more rapid breathing, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; also μ. ὀχετοί open, surface drains, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II ={μετάρσιος}, in mid-air, high in air, ἀνακινῆσαί τινα μ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Ἀήρ, ὃς ἔχεις τὴν γῆν μ. poised on high, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ μ. χωρία the regions of air, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κρεμασθεὶς καὶ βλέπων μ. looking into mid-air, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of birds, μ. ἀεὶ μένειν ἀδύνατον [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of fish, μ. πέτεσθαι [Refs]; μ. νεῖν swim near the surface, [Refs]; τὰ μ. things in the heaven above, astronomical phenomena, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐ γὰρ ἄν ποτε ἐξηῦρον ὀρθῶς τὰ μ. πράγματα, says Socrates, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ μ. φροντιστής, of Socrates, [Refs 5th c.BC+]. adverb -ως [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II.2 on the high sea, of ships, καθορῶσι τὰς.. ναῦς μ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of persons, ὅσοι μὴ μ. ἑάλωσαν [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__II.3 of a horse, high-stepping, πομπικῷ καὶ μ. καὶ λαμπρῷ ἵππῳ [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.4 generally, unsettled, fermenting, undigested, μ. καὶ ἄπεπτα καὶ ἄκρητα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; inflated, ὑποχόνδρια [Refs]
__III metaphorically, of the mind, buoyed up, in suspense, Ἑλλὰς ἅπασα μετέωρος ἦν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. ταῖς ἐπιβολαῖς ἐπὶ πόλεμον eager for.., [Refs]; ἐπί τινος or τινι, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; haughty, puffed up, [LXX+2nd c.BC+]; μετέωρε 'proud one', [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; of style, inflated, opposed to ὑψηλός (sublime), [Refs 3rd c.AD+] elevation of style, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__III.2 of conditions, uncertain, τῶν πραγμάτων ὄντων μ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; unsettled, χρόνος μ. καὶ κινδυνώδης [Refs 4th c.AD+]. adverb -ρως, ἔχειν [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__III.3 of contracts, transactions, suits, etc., in suspense, pending, δικαστήριον τὸ διαλῦσον τὰ μ. συμβόλαια [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; μ. οἰκονομίαι [Refs 1st c.AD+]; δίκη [Refs 4th c.AD+]; μετέωρα, τά, unfinished business, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__III.4 unsecured, of debts, οἱ τὰ μ. ἐγγυώμενοι [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__III.5 of persons, thoughtless, absent-minded, 'distrait', [Refs 1st c.BC+]; fickle, κοῦφοί τε καὶ μ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]. adverb -ρως [Refs]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.2Kgs.22.28}