ματρόθεν
From LSJ
ἀεί ποτ' εὖ μὲν ἀσκός εὖ δὲ θύλακος ἅνθρωπός ἐστι → this guy's always good at being a wineskin, and at times a winesack
English (LSJ)
Doric etc. for μητρόθεν.
English (Slater)
μᾱτρόθεν on their mothers' side τὸ δ' Ἀμυντορίδαι ματρόθεν Ἀστυδαμείας (sc. εὔχονται) (O. 7.24) ἀμφοτέροις ὁμοῖοι τοκεῦσι, τὰ ματρόθεν μὲν κάτω, τὰ δ' ὕπερθε πατρός (P. 2.48) καὶ ματρόθε Λαβδακίδαισιν σύννομοι πλούτου διέστειχον τετραοριᾶν πόνοις (I. 3.17)
Greek Monolingual
ματρόθεν (Α)
επίρρ. βλ. μητρόθεν.
German (Pape)
Dor. = μητρόθεν.
