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ματαιοφροσύνη

From LSJ

Περὶ τοῦ ἐπέκεινα τοῦ νοῦ κατὰ μὲν νόησιν πολλὰ λέγεται, θεωρεῖται δὲ ἀνοησίᾳ κρείττονι νοήσεως → On the subject of that which is beyond intellect, many statements are made on the basis of intellection, but it may be immediately cognised only by means of a non-intellection superior to intellection

Porphyry, Sententiae, 25
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Full diacritics: μᾰταιοφροσύνη Medium diacritics: ματαιοφροσύνη Low diacritics: ματαιοφροσύνη Capitals: ΜΑΤΑΙΟΦΡΟΣΥΝΗ
Transliteration A: mataiophrosýnē Transliteration B: mataiophrosynē Transliteration C: mataiofrosyni Beta Code: mataiofrosu/nh

English (LSJ)

= κενοφροσύνη, Phot.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

μᾰταιοφροσύνη: ἡ, μωρία, ἀνοησία, ἀφροσύνη, Χρησμ. Σιβυλλ. 8. 80, ἐν τῷ πληθ.

Greek Monolingual

η (ΑM ματαιοφροσύνη) ματαιόφρων
το να σκέφτεται κανείς άσκοπα και ανόητα πράγματα, ματαιοδοξία.

German (Pape)

ἡ, törichter, eitler Sinn, Sp., wie Or.Sib.