μάτιον
ἀπὸ τῶν καρπῶν αὐτῶν ἐπιγνώσεσθε αὐτούς → ye shall know them by their fruits, by their fruits ye shall know them, by their fruits you shall know them, you will know them by their fruit
English (LSJ)
τό, or ματίον, mation, Egyptian measure of capacity (¹⁄₁₂ of an artaba), 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 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 -.
Greek Monolingual
μάτιον, τὸ (ΑM, Μ και μάττιν και μάτιν)
αιγυπτιακό μέτρο χωρητικότητας.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Λ. αιγυπτιακής προέλευσης].
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: n.
Meaning: Egypt. measure of capacity (pap. II-III c. after).
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: Unknown.
