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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 μπερμπέρης, ο (Μ μπαρμπέρης και μπαρμπιέρης)
κουρέας
νεοελλ.
παροιμ. «είναι πολλοί μπαρμπέρηδες για του σπανού τα γένια» — πρόθυμοι υπάρχουν πολλοί να ασχοληθούν με εύκολα πράγματα.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ιταλ. barbiere < λατ. barba «γένι»].