2.
one of the wise men in Persia
who interpreted dreams, Id.
3.
any enchanter
or
wizard,
and in bad sense,
a juggler, impostor,
Soph., Eur., etc.;—fem., Anth. (A Persian word.)
magofovnia
ma±go-fovnia , tav, ( * fevnw ) the slaughter of the Magians, a Persian festival, Hdt.
madarov"
ma±da±rov" , av, ovn , ( madavw ) wet, flaccid: bald, Anth.
madavw
ma±davw , f. hvsw , to be flaccid: to be bald, Ar.
mavdda
mavdda , hJ , Dor. for ma`za .
majdikei`n
majdiØkei`n »a<Eth>1/4 , crasis for mh; ajdikei`n .
madov"
* madov" , hv, ovn , the Root of madavw, madarov" .
ma`za
ma`za , hJ , ( mavssw ) a barley-cake, Hdt., Hes., Att.
mazivskh
mazivskh , hJ , Dim. of ma`za , a barley-scone, Ar.
mazonovmo"
mazo-novmo" , ( nevmw ) oJ , a trencher for serving barley cakes on, Horat.
maqei`n
ma±qei`n , aor. 2 inf. of manqavnw .
mavqhma
mavqhma , ato", tov , ( manqavnw ) that which is learnt, a lesson, Hdt., Soph., etc.
II. learning, knowledge, science, oft. in pl., Ar., Thuc., etc.: esp. the mathematical sciences, Plat., etc. Hence maqhmatikov"
maqhmatikov"
ma±qhma±tikov" , hv, ovn , disposed to learn, Plat.
II.
mathematical:
—
maqhmatikov", oJ
,
a mathematician,
Arist.;
ta; maqhmatikav
mathematics,
Id.
2.
astronomical, mathematici = Chaldaei,
Juven.
mavqhsi"
mavqhsi" , hJ , ( manqavnw ) learning, the getting of knowledge, Soph., Thuc., etc.
2. desire of learning, Soph.