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μάταιος
μάταιος μάταιος, α, ον μάτη vain, empty, idle, trifling, frivolous, Theogn., Hdt., Attic thoughtless, rash, irreverent, profane, impious, Aesch.; τὸ μὴ μάταιον seriousness, gravity, Aesch. adv. -ως, idly, without ground, Soph.

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vain, empty, idle, trifling, frivolous

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μάταιος μάταιος, α, ον μάτη vain, empty, idle, trifling, frivolous, Theogn., Hdt., Attic thoughtless, rash, irreverent, profane, impious, Aesch.; τὸ μὴ μάταιον seriousness, gravity, Aesch. adv. -ως, idly, without ground, Soph.
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20352
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n20373
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ma/taios

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