Μάτιον
mation
Translated by David Whitehead22 Apr 2008Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
A kind of measure; or the least [amount].
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μάτιον· εἶδος μέτρου· ἢ τὸ ἐλάχιστον.
Betacode
*ma/tion: ei)=dos me/trou: h)\ to\ e)la/xiston.
Notes
- From the scholia to Aristophanes, Clouds 451, where the word
matioloixo/s (cf. mu 284) occurs.
LSJ s.v. mation: 'Egyptian measure of capacity' (papyri and ostraca cited, present material ignored).
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Revision history3 revisions · last 9 May 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- expanded note — David Whitehead
- added keyword, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead