μήτηρ,
Dor. μάτηρ, ἡ: though parox. in nom., it follows πατήρ in the accent of the obliq. cases, gen. μητερος contr. μητρός, dat. μητέρι, μητρί,
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1. both forms being found in Hom., but the longer forms rarely in Trag. exc. lyr., as ματέρος A. Supp. 539; ματέρι S. OC 1481; μητέρος in iambics, E. HF 843, Or. 580, Rh. 393: acc. always μητέρα, μητέρας: voc. μῆτερ: - mother, Il. 1.351, etc.; of animals, dam, 17.4, Od. 10.414; of a mother-bird, Il. 2.313; of queen bees, Arist. HA 553a29, etc.; ἀπὸ ματρὸς φίλας, ἐκ ματρός, from one’s mother’s womb, Pi. P. 5.114, A. Ch. 422 (lyr.): in pl., mother and grandmother, Plu. Agis 9; as an address to elderly women, ὦ μῆτερ D.S. 17.37, cf. Theoc. 15.60, etc.: in titles, μ. πατρίδος, = Mater Patriae, D.C. 58.2; μ. τῶν ἀηττήτων στρατοπέδων, = Mater invictorum castrorum, of Julia Domna, BGU 362 xi 16 (iii A.D.).
2. of lands, μ. μήλων, θηρῶν, mother of flocks, of game, Il. 2.696, 8.47, etc.; freq. of Earth, γῆ πάντων μ. Hes. Op. 563; πὰρ μέσον ὀμφαλὸν εὐδένδροιο.. ματέρος Pi. P. 4.74; γῆ μήτηρ A. Th. 16, etc.; ὦ γαῖα μῆτερ E. Hipp. 601; ἡ Μήτηρ, = Δημήτηρ, τῇ Μητρὶ καὶ τῇ Κούρῃ ὁρτὴν ἄγουσι Hdt. 8.65; also of Rhea, Pi. P. 3.78; ὦ Πὰν.., Ματρὸς μεγάλας ὀπαδέ Id. Fr. 95, cf. E. Hel. 1355 (lyr.); μ. ὀρεία Ar. Av. 746 (lyr.); Γαλλαὶ μητρὸς ὀρείης φιλόθυρσοι δρομάδες Lyr.Adesp. 121; M. θεῶν SIG 1044.8 (Halic., iv B.C.); as title of Isis, PPetr. 3p.2 (cf. p.xi) (iii B.C.).
3. freq. of one’s native land, μᾶτερ ἐμά, Θήβα Pi. I. 1.1, cf. P. 8.98, A. Th. 416, Isoc. 4.25; and so, like μητρόπολις, Pi. O. 9.20, cf. 6.100; ἡ Σκῦρος ἀνδρῶν ἀλκίμων μ. S. Ph. 326.
II poet., the origin or source of events, μ. ἀέθλων, of Olympia, Pi. O. 8.1; πειθαρχία γὰρ τῆς εὐπραξίας μ. A. Th. 225; ἡ γνώμη κακῶν μ. S. Ph. 1361; of night, as the mother of day, A. Ag. 265; the grape of wine, Id. Pers. 614, cf. E. Alc. 757; ματέρ’ οἰνάνθας ὀπώραν Pi. N. 5.6; Aphrodite of the Loves, Id. Fr. 122.4; φάτις ὦ μᾶτερ αἰσχύνας ἐμᾶς, of a rumour, S. Aj. 174 (lyr.): also in Prose, γεωργίαν τῶν ἄλλων τεχνῶν μητέρα X. Oec. 5.17; πολιτειῶν μητέρες δύο (sc. μοναρχία and δημοκρατία) Pl. Lg. 693d. (Cf. Lat. mater, O E. módor, etc.)
G3384 — μήτηρ
genitive μητρός, dative μητρί, accusative μητέρα, ἡ (from Homer down; from Sanskritma, 'to measure'; but whether denoting the 'moulder,' or the 'manager' is debated; cf. Vanicek, p. 657; Curtius, § 472; (cf. μέτρον)), Hebrew אֵם, a mother; properly: [Mat 1:18]; [Mat 2:11], and often; tropically, of that which is like a mother: [Mat 12:49]; [Mar 3:35]; [Joh 19:27]; [Rom 16:13], cf. [1Ti 5:2]; a city is called ἡ μήτηρ τῶν πορνῶν, that produces and harbors the harlots, [Rev 17:5]; of a city where races of men (i. e. Christians) originated, [Gal 4:26] (here G T Tr WH omit; L brackets παντον (on the origin of which cf. Lightfoot at the passage)).
μήτηρ ,
gen .,
μητρός , ἡ ,
[in LXX chiefly for H517;]
mother: [Mat 1:18]; [Mat 2:11], al. ; fig ., of one who takes the place of a mother, ἰδοὺ , ἡ μ . μου , [Mat 12:49] ( cf. [Mat 12:50], [Mar 3:35], [Joh 19:27], [Rom 16:13], [1Ti 5:2]); of a city, ἥτις ἐσὶν μ . ἡμῶν , [Gal 4:26]; symbolically of Babylon, ἡ μ . τ . π o ρνῶ v, [Rev 17:5].