Ματηρεύειν

to search after

Translated by Catharine Roth24 Apr 2009Vetting: high2 revisions

4 words

[Meaning] to live foolishly.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ματηρεύειν· ματαίως ζῆν.

Betacode

*mathreu/ein: matai/ws zh=n.

Notes

The headword infinitive and the glossing phrase do not make a good match, and the latter seems to have strayed in from mu 276. Photius (mu145 Theodoridis) and Hesychius (mu396) have better glosses for mathreu/ein (a verb unattested outside lexicography): Photius masteu/ein, zhtei=n; Hesychius mateu/ein, zhtei=n. For masteu/ein see mu 257.

Linked from1 entry

μ276Ματαΐζωνbeing foolish[Meaning one who is] living foolishly, thinking foolishly. Also [sc. attested is the aorist infinitive] matai+/sai ["to have been foolish"] [used] likewise. [The verb] matai+/zw is found in Lucian.

Neighbouring entries

μ277Μὰ τὰ λάχαναby the vegetables μ278Μάταιον Μάτηνvain, empty, foolish μ279Ματηρεύεινto search after μ280Ματήσετονthe two would hesitate μ281ΜατθαῖοςMatthaios, Matthew

Revision history2 revisions · last 9 May 2013

9 May 2013tweaking — David Whitehead
27 Apr 2009Revised — David Whitehead
24 Apr 2009Translated — Catharine Roth