| Edition | As printed | Type | Chars | Location | vs. previous |
|---|
| 2nd ed. (1778–83) | ① MEDEA | article | 404 | vol. 6, p. 4571 | |
| 3rd ed. (1797) | ② MEDEA | article | 4,326 | vol. 11, p. 48 | |
| 7th ed. (1842) | ② MEDEA | article | 4,340 | vol. 14, p. 488 | revised · J 0.88 |
| 8th ed. (1853–60) | ③ MEDEA | article | 3,618 | vol. 14, p. 420 | |