mavtaio" , a, on , and o", on , ( mavth ) vain, empty, idle, trifling, frivolous, Theogn., Hdt., Att.
II.
thoughtless, rash, irreverent, profane, impious,
Aesch.;
to; mh; mavtaion
seriousness, gravity,
Id.
III.
Adv.
-w"
,
idly, without ground,
Soph.
mavtan
mavtan , Dor. for mavthn .
matavw
ma±tavw , f. hvsw : aor. I ejmavthsa , Ep. mavthsa : ( mavth ):— to be idle, to dally, loiter, linger, Il.; ouj mata`/ tou\rgon the work lags not, Aesch.; mata`n oJdw`/ to loiter by the way, Id.; froivmion mata`/ is in vain, Id.
mateuvw
ma±teuvw , f. sw : aor. I ejmavteusa :( * mavw ):—like masteuvw , to seek, search, Il., Soph.
2. c. acc. pers. to seek after, seek for, search after, properly of hounds casting for the scent, Aesch.; then generally, Id., Soph., etc.
3.
c. inf.
to seek
or
strive to
do, Pind., Soph.
4.
c. acc. loci,
to search, explore,
Theocr.
matevw
ma±tevw , rarer form for mateuvw , Theocr.
mavth, MA vTH
MA vTH »a±1/4, hJ , = mativa , a folly, a fault, Aesch. hence
mavthn
mavthn , Dor. mavtan , Adv. in vain, idly, fruitlessly, Lat. frustra , h. Hom., Pind., Att.; m. oJ movcqo" in vain the labour, Aesch.; with a Noun, to; m. a[cqo" the fruitless burthen, Id.
2.
at random, without reason,
Lat.
temere
,
Theogn., Hdt., Att.;
oJ nosw`n m
., of a madman, Soph.
3.
idly, falsely,
Lat.
falso
,
Id.;
m. bevbaken
, of a dream, Aesch.
mativa
ma±tiva , Ion. -ivh , hJ , ( mavth ) a vain attempt, Od.
matioloicov"
ma<Eth>tio-loicov" , oJ , a devourer of meal, Ar. (A dubious word, said to be derived from mavtion a measure of meal. Others read mattuov-loico" , a licker up of dainties.)
matradelfeov"
matradelfeov", matrodovko", matrovqen, mavtrw/o", mavtrw" , Dor. for mhtr- .
mattuvh
mattuvh , hJ , and mattuvh" , ou, oJ , a dainty dish, Menand.: v. matioloicov" .
mavttw
mavttw , Att. for mavssw .
maurovw