Μάταιον Μάτην

vain, empty, foolish

Translated by Catharine Roth24 Apr 2009Vetting: high2 revisions

2 notes · 13 words

[Meaning] vainly.¹
[Also attested is] ma/thn, used differently. Ionians [sc. use it so].²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μάταιον. Μάτην, ματαίως. Μάτην, ἄλλως. Ἴωνες.

Betacode

*ma/taion. *ma/thn, matai/ws. *ma/thn, a)/llws. *)/iwnes.

Notes (2)

1The twin headwords (given a single translation here) are ma/taion and ma/thn. The latter is a poetic adverb, originally the accusative of ma/th "folly". (The Doric form is ma/tan: Alcman, Pindar, tragic lyrics.) See also Photius mu143 Theodoridis. ↩
2cf. Photius mu144 Theodoridis. ↩

Linked from1 entry

μ283Ματίαerror, folly, vanity[no gloss]

Neighbouring entries

μ276Ματαΐζωνbeing foolish μ277Μὰ τὰ λάχαναby the vegetables μ278Μάταιον Μάτηνvain, empty, foolish μ279Ματηρεύεινto search after μ280Ματήσετονthe two would hesitate

Revision history2 revisions · last 9 May 2013

9 May 2013tweaking — David Whitehead
27 Apr 2009tweaked tr; augmented notes — David Whitehead
24 Apr 2009Translated — Catharine Roth