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Ὁπόσον τῷ ποδὶ περρέχει τᾶς γᾶς, τοῦτο χάρις → Every inch of his stature is grace

Theocritus, Idylls, 30.3

French (Bailly abrégé)

ης (ἡ) :
sibylle, prophétesse.
Étymologie: cf. σοφός, lat. sapiens -- DELG étym. ignorée.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

σίβυλλα: (ῐ) ἡ сибилла или сивилла (вещая женщина, пророчица) Arph., Plat., Arst. etc.