βαβύρτας

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ὅτι μέντοι καὶ ἡ χρῆσις τῶν τρόπων, ὥσπερ τἆλλα πάντα καλὰ ἐν λόγοις, προαγωγὸν ἀεὶ πρὸς τὸ ἄμετρον, δῆλον ἤδη, κἂν ἐγὼ μὴ λέγωhowever, it is also obvious, even without my saying so, that the use of figures of speech, like other literary adornments, is something that has always tempted toward excess

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Full diacritics: βαβύρτας Medium diacritics: βαβύρτας Low diacritics: βαβύρτας Capitals: ΒΑΒΥΡΤΑΣ
Transliteration A: babýrtas Transliteration B: babyrtas Transliteration C: vavyrtas Beta Code: babu/rtas

English (LSJ)

ὁ παράμωρος, Hsch. (Cf. Lat.

   A baburrus.)

Frisk Etymological English

Grammatical information: m.
Meaning: ὁ παράμωρος H.
Derivatives: Also PN (Wilhelm, Beitr. z. griech. Inschriftenkunde 321).
Origin: LW [a loanword which is (probably) not of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: Cf. Lat. baburrus stultus, ineptus; cf. the type βάρβαρος (?) and Ernout-Meillet s. babit.