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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

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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v. trans.

Blame: P. and V. μέμφεσθαι (acc. or dat.), ψέγειν (acc.); see blame.

Abuse: P. and V. ὀνειδίζειν, κακῶς λέγειν, λοιδορεῖν, P. κακίζειν; see abuse.

subs.

Use adj., P. φιλολοίδορος, P. and V. φιλαίτιος.