μάτημι
δρυὸς πεσούσης πᾶς ἀνὴρ ξυλεύεται → when the oak falls, everyone cuts wood | when an oak has fallen, every man gathers wood | on the fall of an oak, every man gathers wood | when an oak has fallen, every man becomes a woodcutter | one takes advantage of somebody who has lost his strength | one takes advantage of somebody who has lost his power | when the tree is fallen, every man goes to it with his hatchet
English (LSJ)
(A), Aeol., = ματεύω, in 2sg. pres. μάτης, ἐξ ἑτέρω ἕτερον μ. Theoc.29.15:—Pass., Ion. ματεῖσθαι, = ζητεῖσθαι, Hp. ap. Erot. (Hsch. has ματεῖ· ζητεῖ.)
(B), Aeol., = πατέω, Alc.Supp.31.3: pres. part. fem. μάτεισαι Sapph.54.
English (Slater)
μᾰτημι ?
1 seek c. inf. πέταται θάνατον κεροέσσᾳ εὑρέμεν ματεῖσ' ἐλάφῳ (coni. Schr.: μανύων codd.: μανίων Galavotti: sc. κύων) *fr. 107a. 5.*
Greek Monolingual
(I)
μάτημι (Α)
(αιολ. τ.) βλ. ματεύω.
(II)
μάτημι (Α)
(αιολ. τ.) βλ. ματώ (III).
