μάτιον
From LSJ
ὥστε ὁ βίος, ὢν καὶ νῦν χαλεπός, εἰς τὸν χρόνον ἐκεῖνον ἀβίωτος γίγνοιτ' ἂν τὸ παράπαν → and so life, which is hard enough now, would then become absolutely unendurable
English (LSJ)
τό, Egyptian measure of capacity, Arch.Pap.5.178 No.32, Ostr.296 (ii A.D.), al., PTeb.314.18 (ii A.D.), PLond.5.1906 (vi A.D.), prob. in PAmh.2.130.5 (i A.D.); hence ματιαῖον
A μέτρον Sammelb. 4683.6.
German (Pape)
[Seite 101] τό, ein kleines Maaß, nach Schol. Ar. Nub. 451.
French (Bailly abrégé)
1ου (τό) :
broutille, bagatelle, vétille.
Étymologie: DELG - μάτη ?
2ου (τό) :
mesure de capacité en Égypte (pap. 2ᵉ-3ᵉ siècles).
Étymologie: DELG -.
