ματία
From LSJ
μούνη γὰρ ἄγειν οὐκέτι σωκῶ λύπης ἀντίρροπον ἄχθος → I have no longer strength to bear alone the burden of grief that weighs me down, I no longer have the strength to hold up alone the weight of grief that pushes against me, I no longer have the strength to counterbalance alone the weight of grief that acts as counterweight, I have no longer strength to balance alone the counterpoising weight of sorrow
English (LSJ)
Ion. -ιη, ἡ, (μάτη)
A vain attempt, bootless enterprise, ἡμετέρῃ ματίῃ Od.10.79. 2 folly, error, A.R.1.805, 4.367.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
μᾰτία: Ἰων. -ίη, ἡ, (μάτη) ματαία ἐπιχείρησις, ἀνωφελής, ἄκαρπος ἐπιχείρησις, ἡμετέρῃ ματίῃ Ὀδ. Κ. 79· ― ἀφροσύνη, πλάνη, Ἀπολλ. Ρόδ. Α. 805., Δ. 367.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ας (ἡ) :
1 entreprise vaine;
2 erreur, folie.
Étymologie: μάτη.
