Miss

v. trans.

Fail in attaining: P. and V. σφάλλεσθαι (gen.), ἀποσφάλλεσθαι (gen.), ἁμαρτάνειν (gen.), P. διαμαρτάνειν (gen.), V. ἀμπλακεῖν (2nd aor.) (gen.).

Miss, not to meet: P. and V. ἁμαρτάνειν (gen.), P. διαμαρτάνειν (gen.).

Fail in hitting: P. and V. ἁμαρτάνειν (gen.), P. διαμαρτάνειν (gen.), ἀποτυγχάνειν (gen.), V. ἀμπλακεῖν (gen.) (2nd aor.).

Miss one's opportunities: P. ἀπολείπεσθαι τῶν καιρῶν; see let slip.

Miss one's way: P. διαμαρτάνειν τῆς ὁδοῦ (Thuc. 1, 106), or use P. and V. πλανᾶσθαι (absol.).

Have we entirely missed the way? Ar. τῆς ὁδοῦ τὸ παράπαν ἡμαρτήκαμεν; (Pl. 961).

Feel the loss of: P. and V. ποθεῖν (rare P.).

A man when he dies is missed from the house, the loss of women is but slight: V. ἀνὴρ μὲν ἐκ δόμων θανὼν ποθεινὸς, τὰ δὲ γυναικῶν ἀσθενῆ (Eur., I.T. 1005).

Miss being killed: P. ἐκφεύγειν τὸ ἀποθανεῖν; see {{U}}Escape.

I just missed being killed: P. παρὰ μικρὸν ἦλθον ἀποθανεῖν (Isoc. 388^E).

Miss, not to hit: P. and V. ἁμαρτάνειν, P. ἀποτυγχάνειν; see {{U}}Fail.

Miss out: see {{U}}Omit.