ματάω

matao

to be idle, dally

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 3
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Book 5 1
Chapter ?

5233
Book 16 1
Chapter ?

16474
Book 23 1
Chapter ?

23510

Dictionary (LSJ)

ματάω, (μάτην):—poet. Verb, A. to be idle, dally, ἀπέκοψε παρήορον οὐδὲ μάτησε Il. 16.474, cf. 23.510; μὴ τὼ μὲν (sc. ἵππω) δείσαντε ματήσετον 5.233; οὐ ματᾷ τοὔργον the work lags not, goes on apace, A. Pr. 57; ματᾶν ὁδῷ to loiter by the way, Id. Th. 37; ἰδώμεθʼ, εἴ τι τοῦδε φροιμίου ματᾷ is in vain, is fruitless, Id. Eu. 142; of persons, fail of a thing, τινος Opp. H. 3.102.

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