ματαιόφωνος

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τὸ μὲν εὖ πράσσειν ἀκόρεστον ἔφυ πᾶσι βροτοῖσιν → all mortals have by nature an insatiable appetite for success, our mortal state with bliss is never satiate, success is something for which humanity is insatiatable

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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].