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μαθητεύω
μαθητής
μαθητιάω
μαθητικεύομαι
μαθητικός
μαθητός
μαθήτρια
μαθητρίς
μάθος
μάθυιαι
μαῖα
Μαῖα
Μαίανδρος
μαιανδρώδης
μαιάς
μαιεία
μαίευμα
μαιεύομαι
μαίευσις
μαιευτικός
μαιεύτρια
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μαῖα
μαῖα, ἡ,
A). good mother, form of address to old women, Hom. (only in Od.), always in voc., usu. addressed to Eurycleia, the nurse of Odysseus, Od. 19.482 , al.; but also to Eurynome the ταμίη, 17.499 : hence not only of nurses, cf. h.Cer. 147 , Ar. Ec. 915 (lyr.).
2). later, foster-mother, E. Hipp. 243 (anap.), Antiph. 159.6 ; also, a true mother, μαῖα δὴ κάτω βέβακεν E. Alc. 393 (lyr.): metaph., of the earth, ἰὼ γαῖα μαῖα A. Ch. 44 (lyr.), cf. S. Fr. 959 .
3). midwife, Pl. Tht. 149a , Isyll. 54 , Sor. 2.3 , al., etc.
b). lady doctor, Gal. 14.641 .
4). in Dor., grandmother, Iamb. VP 11.56 , IG 12(3).1120 (Melos).
II). large kind of crab, Arist. HA 525b4 , al.
III). a plant, = λεπίδιον , Orib. Fr. 102 . (Prob. from same Root as μήτηρ.)


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Maia
mother, foster-mother, midwife

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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">μαῖα</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">good mother</span>, form of address to old women, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> (only in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span></span>), always in voc., usu. addressed to Eurycleia, the nurse of Odysseus, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:19:482" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:19.482/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 19.482 </a>, al.; but also to Eurynome the <span class="foreign greek">ταμίη</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:17:499" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:17.499/canonical-url/"> 17.499 </a>: hence not only of nurses, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg002.perseus-grc1:147" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg002.perseus-grc1:147/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">h.Cer.</span> 147 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg010.perseus-grc1:915" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg010.perseus-grc1:915/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ec.</span> 915 </a> (lyr.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> later, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">foster-mother</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg005.perseus-grc1:243" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg005.perseus-grc1:243/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hipp.</span> 243 </a> (anap.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0410.tlg001:159:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0410.tlg001:159.6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Antiph.</span> 159.6 </a>; also, a true <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">mother</span>, <span class="quote greek">μαῖα δὴ κάτω βέβακεν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg002.perseus-grc1:393" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg002.perseus-grc1:393/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Alc.</span> 393 </a> (lyr.): metaph., of the earth, <span class="quote greek">ἰὼ γαῖα μαῖα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:44" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:44/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ch.</span> 44 </a> (lyr.), cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:959" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:959/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 959 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">midwife</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:149a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:149a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tht.</span> 149a </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0201.tlg001:54" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0201.tlg001:54/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Isyll.</span> 54 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0565.tlg001:2:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0565.tlg001:2.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Sor.</span> 2.3 </a>, al., etc. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-4"> <span><strong>b).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">lady doctor</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Gal.</span> 14.641 </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>4).</strong></span> in Dor., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">grandmother</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2023.tlg001:11:56" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2023.tlg001:11.56/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Iamb.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">VP</span> 11.56 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 12(3).1120 </span> (Melos). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">large kind of crab</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:525b:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:525b.4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 525b4 </a>, al. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> a plant, = <span class="ref greek">λεπίδιον</span> , <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Orib.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 102 </span>. (Prob. from same Root as <span class="foreign greek">μήτηρ.</span>)</div> </div><br><br>'}