Scaife ATLAS

μάτην from μάτη (ᾰ) in vain, idly, fruitlessly, Lat. frustra, Hhymn., Pind., Attic; μ. ὁ μόχθος in vain the labour, Aesch.; with a Noun, τὸ μ. ἄχθος the fruitless burthen, Aesch. at random, without reason, Lat. temere, Theogn., Hdt., Attic; ὁ νοσῶν μ., of a madman, Soph. idly, falsely, Lat. falso, Soph.; μ. βέβακεν, of a dream, Aesch.

ShortDef

in vain, idly, fruitlessly

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Headword:

μάτην

Headword (normalized):

μάτην

Headword (normalized/stripped):

ματην

IDX:

20356

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n20377

Key:

ma/thn

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