μᾰθητ-ής, οῦ, ὁ,
learner, pupil, τῆς Ἑλλάδος [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.77, 2nd c.BC: Moschus Bucolicus 3.95, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; of dancing, [[ “SIG” 1094.6 (Eleusis, 4th c.BC)] Refs 4th c.BC+]: frequently in Attic dialect of the pupils of philosophers and rhetoricians, οὐ θέμις πλὴν τοῖς μ. λέγειν [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 140; οἱ Πρωταγόρου μ. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 315a, +others; ἐμοὺς μαθητάς [prev. author] “Ap.” 33a:] Refs 5th c.BC+] with genitive _of things_, τούτου τοῦ μαθήματος μ. a studentofit, [[ [prev. author] “R.” 618c ] Refs]; μ. ἰατρικῆς a student of medicine,[[ [prev. work] 599c; μ. περί τινος [prev. author] “La.” 186e ] Refs]; apprentice, [[ POxy. 725.15 (2nd c.AD). ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]