ὀξύβαφον
γλῶσσα μὲν ἀνόστεος, ὀστέα δὲ θλάττει → angry words are bullets, many words hurt more than swords, one can kill with a word, one can kill with words, pen is mightier than the sword, the pen is mightier than the sword, tongue is not steel, tongue is sharper than any sword, tongue wounds more than a lance, word can hurt, word can kill, words are bullets, words are the greatest weapon, words are the new weapons, words are weapons, words can hurt, words can hurt more than swords, words can kill, words cut deeper than a knife, words cut deeper than any sword
English (LSJ)
τό, (βάπτω)
A small vinegar-saucer : then, generally, shallow earthen vessel, saucer, Hp. Morb.2.47, Cratin.187, Ar.Av.361, Antiph. 163.5(v.l.), Eub.65, Inscr.Délos 407.18 (ii B.C.), etc. 2 pl., a kind of harmonica made of saucers of different materials struck with a wooden hammer, Phlp. in de An.353.13 (ὀψόβ-codd.), Suid.s.v.Διοκλῆς. II as a measure, the fourth part of a κοτύλη, about 1/8 of a pint, μέλιτος Alex.172.11, cf. Thphr.HP9.11.7, al., Nic.Th.598, Dsc.3.27. (The form ὀξόβαφον BGU781 iii 5 (i A.D.), PMed.Strassb.p.7 K., is condemned by Phryn. PSp.97 B.)
German (Pape)
[Seite 351] τό, Essignäpfchen zum Eintauchen, βάπτω, u. übh. ein flaches Tischgeschirr; Ar. Av. 361; εἶδος κύλικος μικρᾶς κεραμέας, Ath. XI, 494 c aus Antiphan; Lucill. 64 (XI, 105); vgl. Ath. II, 67 e u. Suid. – Als Maaß, der vierte Theil der κοτύλη od. 24 Drachmen. – Auch ein musikalisches Instrument, z. B. Anonym. Bellerm. de mus. 17.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ὀξύβᾰφον: τό, (βάπτω) μικρὸν ὄξους δεκτικὸν σκεῦος, ἀλλὰ καὶ ποτήριον καὶ εἶδος μικρᾶς κύλικος κεραμέας, Κρατῖνος ἐν «Πυτίνῃ» 8, Ἀριστοφ. Ὄρν. 361, πρβλ. Εὔβουλον ἐν «Μυλωθρίδι» 1. 2, κτλ. 2) μικρὸν εἶδος κυμβάλου, Chappell Anc. Music σ. 293. ΙΙ. ὡς μέτρον, τὸ τέταρτον κοτύλης, περίπου τὸ ἓν ὄγδοον τῆς λίτρας, μέλιτος Ἄλεξ. ἐν «Παννυχίδι» 1. 11, πρβλ. Νικ. Θηρ. 598.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ου (τό) :
I. sorte de saucière pour le vinaigre ; p. ext.
1 saucière ou bol en gén.
2 vase à boire en forme de saucière;
II. mesure d’un quart de cotyle ou de 24 drachmes.
Étymologie: ὀξύς, βάπτω.
