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μάτην
μάτην, Dor. μάτᾱν [μᾰ], Adv.

ShortDef

in vain, idly, fruitlessly

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μάτην
Headword (normalized):
μάτην
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ματην
Intro Text:
μάτην, Dor. μάτᾱν [μᾰ], Adv.
IDX:
65448
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionaries.v1:lsj-n65240
Key:
ma/thn

Senses and Citations (From Data)

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in vain, h.Cer. 308, Pi. O. 1.83, etc.; μὴ πόνει μ. A. Pr. 44; βλέποντες ἔβλεπον μ. ib. 447; μ. ἐρεῖν ib. 1007; with a Noun, τὸ μ. ἄχθος the fruitless burden, Id. Ag. 165 (lyr.); Διὸς μ. ἄκοιτις his bedfellow to no good end, S. Tr. 1149: as predicate, μ. ὁ μόχθος A. Ch. 521.
Citations (8)
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h.Cer. 308,
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Pi. O. 1.83, etc.;
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A. Pr. 44
μὴ πόνει μ.
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447;
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1007; with a Noun,
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Id. Ag. 165 (lyr.);
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S. Tr. 1149: as predicate,
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A. Ch. 521
μ. ὁ μόχθος
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Children (1)
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at random, without reason, οὔ σε μ. τιμῶσι Thgn. 523; ὅρα μὴ μ. κόμπος ὁ λόγος ᾖ Hdt. 7.103, cf. E. Supp. 127; οὐ γὰρ δίκαιον . . τοὺς κακοὺς μ. χρηστοὺς νομίζειν S. OT 609; ἵνα μὴ μ. θαρρήσῃς Pl. Tht. 189d; ὁ νοσῶν μ., i.e. he that is mad, S. Aj. 635 (lyr.), cf. Ar. Pax 95 (anap.).
Citations (7)
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Thgn. 523
οὔ σε μ. τιμῶσι
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Hdt. 7.103
ὅρα μὴ μ. κόμπος ὁ λόγος ᾖ
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E. Supp. 127;
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S. OT 609
οὐ γὰρ δίκαιον . . τοὺς κακοὺς μ. χρηστοὺς νομίζειν
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Pl. Tht. 189d
ἵνα μὴ μ. θαρρήσῃς
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S. Aj. 635 (lyr.), cf.
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Ar. Pax 95 (anap.).
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idly, falsely, λέγοντες εἴτʼ ἀληθές, εἴτʼ ἄρʼ οὖν μ. S. Ph. 345; λόγῳ μάτην θνῄσκοντες Id. El. 63, cf. 1298; μ. βέβακεν, of a dream, A. Ag. 423 (lyr.).—Originally acc. of μάτη, and we find εἰς μάτην in Luc. Trag. 28,241, Aristid. Or. 33(51).3; ἐπὶ μ. POxy. 530.8 (ii A.D.).
Citations (7)
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S. Ph. 345
λέγοντες εἴτʼ ἀληθές, εἴτʼ ἄρʼ οὖν μ.
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Id. El. 63
λόγῳ μάτην θνῄσκοντες
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1298;
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A. Ag. 423 (lyr.).—Originally acc. of
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Luc. Trag. 28,241,
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Aristid. Or. 33(51).3;
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POxy. 530.8
ἐπὶ μ.
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Citations (From Models)

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