μᾰτάω · mataō — LSJ
to be idle, dally
The corpus record
ματάω
matao
to be idle, dally
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Distribution
- To Nicocles 1 · 3.32/10k
- Seven Against Thebes 1 · 1.99/10k
- Eumenides 1 · 1.91/10k
- Prometheus Bound 1 · 1.7/10k
- Oedipus Tyrannus 1 · 1.08/10k
- Psalmi 1 · 0.29/10k
- Iliad 3 · 0.27/10k
Senses
Attestations
- ματήσετον · matēseton Iliad 5.233
- ἐμάτησε · ematēse Iliad 16.474
- μάτησεν · matēsen Iliad 23.510
- ματᾷ · matai Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 57
- ματᾶν · matan Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 36–37
- ματᾷ · matai Aeschylus, Eumenides 141–142
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