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Ποιητὴς, ὁπόταν ἐν τῷ τρίποδι τῆς Μούσης καθίζηται, τότε οὐκ ἔμφρων ἐστίν → Whenever a poet is seated on the Muses' tripod, he is not in his senses

Plato, Laws, 719c

Greek Monolingual

και -άω
1. (για τις όρνιθες και γενικά τα πτηνά) επωάζω
2. φρ. «πολύ τά κλωσσά τ' αβγά του» — ασχολείται για πολύ χρόνο με κάτι, χρονοτριβεί.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < αρχ. κλώσσω «κακαρίζω»].