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|Definition=εως, ἡ, (βάζω) poet. Noun, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">saying</b>, esp. <b class="b2">an oracular saying, inspired utterance</b>, κλύειν εὐηκέα β. <span class="bibl">Emp.112.11</span>; ἐναργὴς β. ἦλθεν Ἰνάχῳ <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pr.</span>663</span>; θεσφάτων β. <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Tr.</span>87</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">report, rumour</b>, μιν . . β. ἔχει χαλεπή <span class="bibl">Mimn.15</span>; β. ἀργαλέη <span class="bibl">Id.16</span>; θεῶν ἐποπίζεο μῆνιν βάξιν τ' ἀνθρώπων <span class="bibl">Thgn.1298</span>; <b class="b3">β. ἀλγεινήν, β. καλὴν λαβεῖν</b>, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Aj.</span>494</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">El.</span> 1006</span>; <b class="b3">σπείρειν ματαίαν β. ἐς πᾶσαν πόλιν</b> ib.<span class="bibl">642</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">638</span>; διὰ δὲ πόλεας ἔρχεται β. <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Hel.</span>224</span> (lyr.); <b class="b3">ὀξεῖα γάρ σου β. . . διῆλθ' Ἀχαιούς</b> <b class="b2">a report concerning</b> thee, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Aj.</span>998</span>; <b class="b3">ἁλώσιμος β</b>. <b class="b2">tidings</b> of the capture, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>10</span>; θανόντος β. ἀνδρός <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Hel.</span>351</span> (lyr.); so τήν τ' ἀμφὶ Θησέως β. <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Supp.</span>642</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b2">voice</b>, Epigr.Gr.989.2.</span>