matter
πρῶτον μὲν οὖν ὄστρεια παρὰ Νηρεῖ τινι ἰδὼν γέροντι φυκί ἠμφιεσμένα ἔλαβον ἐχίνους τ' ἐστὶ γὰρ προοίμιον δείπνου χαριέντως ταῦτα πεπρυτανευμένου → So first I spotted oysters wrapped in seaweed at the shop of some old Nereus, and sea urchins, which I bought; these were the appetizers for a delightfully managed dinner
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
affair: P. and V. πρᾶγμα, τό, πρᾶξις, ἡ, Ar. and V. πρᾶγος, τό, V. χρέος, τό.
cause: P. and V. αἰτία, ἡ, Ar. and P. αἴτιον, τό.
subject: P. and V. λόγος, ὁ, P. ὑπόθεσις, ἡ.
nothing to do with the matter: P. οὐδὲν πρὸς λόγον.
be matter of opinion, v.: P. ἀμφισβητεῖσθαι.
philosophically, matter as opposed to mind: P. ὕλη, ἡ (Arist.).
suppuration: V. νοσηλεία, ἡ.
what is the matter? P. and V. τί ἐστι;
what is the matter with you? P. and V. τί πάσχεις;
verb intransitive
be of importance: P. and V. διαφέρω, διαφέρειν.
it matters not: V. ἀμφιδεξίως ἔχει (Aesch., Fragment).
matter little: V. διαφέρω βραχύ (Euripides, Troades 1248).
