ματαιόφωνος

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οὐ δικαίως θάνατον ἔχθουσιν βροτοί, ὅσπερ μέγιστον ῥῦμα τῶν πολλῶν κακῶν → unjustly men hate death, which is the greatest defence against their many ills | men are not right in hating death, which is the greatest succour from our many ills

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Transliteration A: mataióphōnos Transliteration B: mataiophōnos Transliteration C: mataiofonos Beta Code: mataio/fwnos

English (LSJ)

ον,

   A talking idly, Hsch. s.v. μαψίφωνος.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

μᾰταιόφωνος: -ον, ὁ ματαίως, ἀφρόνως ὁμιλῶν, ὁ μάταια φωνῶν, Ἡσύχ. ἐν λέξ. μαψίφωνος· ― οὐσιαστ. ματαιοφωνία, ἡ Σουΐδ. ἐν λέξ. κενοφωνία, Φώτ.

Greek Monolingual

ματαιόφωνος, -ον (Α)
αυτός που μιλάει ανόητα και άσκοπα.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < μάταιος + -φωνος (< φωνή), πρβλ. υψηλό-φωνος].