in vain
From LSJ
Γράμματα μαθεῖν δεῖ καὶ μαθόντα νοῦν ἔχειν → Prudentia opus est, ubi didiceris litteras → Das Lesen lerne, Schreiben, und dann aufgepasst
English > Greek (Woodhouse Extra)
μάτην, ἄλλως, ἐν κενοῖς, ἄκραντα, ματαίως, διὰ κενῆς, εἰκῇ
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