| |Definition=ά, όν, [[little]], [[small]], βαιὰ ποικίλλειν ἐν μακροῖσιν κτεάνων <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">P.</span> 9.77</span>; β. νῆσος <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pers.</span>448</span>; μέρος β. ἔχειν <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ag.</span>1574</span> (lyr.); [[ὄλβος]] prob. in <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Fr.</span>825</span>; [[γλῶττα]] <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>1013</span>; μαλλὸς εἰρίων <span class="bibl">Herod.8.12</span>; [[scanty]], and of number, [[few]], σῦκα βαιά <span class="bibl">Anan.3</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Lex</span>1</span>; βαιά γ' ὡς ἀπὸ πολλῶν <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pers.</span>1023</span> (lyr.); <b class="b3">β. κύλιξ</b> a [[scanty]] cup, i.e. one only, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Fr.</span>42</span>, <span class="bibl">Lyc.<span class="title">Fr.</span>3</span>; ῥάκη β. a [[few]], [[paltry]], <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ph.</span>274</span>; εἶπε πρός με βαιά [[few]] [[word]]s, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Aj.</span>292</span>; but βαιὰν… λόγων φάμαν [[low-spoken]], <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ph.</span>845</span> (lyr.); <b class="b3">ἥσθην δὲ βαιά, πάνυ δὲ βαιά, τέτταρα</b> <span class="bibl">Ar. <span class="title">Ach.</span>2</span>; <b class="b3">ἐχώρει βαιός</b> he was going [[with]] [[scanty]] [[escort]], i. e. [[alone]], <span class="bibl">S. <span class="title">OT</span>750</span>; of [[condition]], [[mean]], [[humble]], [[βαιοί]], opp. <b class="b3">οἱ μεγάλοι</b>, Id.<span class="title">Aj.</span> <span class="bibl">160</span> (anap.); <b class="b3">ἐκ κάρτα βαιῶν γνωτὸς ἂν γένοιτ' ἀνήρ</b> from a [[low]] [[condition]], <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Fr.</span>282</span>; οὐχὶ βαιὰ τἀνθυμήματα <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">OC</span>1199</span>; βαιᾷ τῇδ' ὑπὸ στέγῃ <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ph.</span>286</span>; of time, [[short]], <span class="bibl">Sol.10</span>, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Tr.</span>44</span>; <b class="b3">βαιῆς ἄπο</b> from [[infancy]] (of a [[girl]]), <span class="title">IG</span>14.1892: neut. [[βαιόν]] as adverb, a [[little]], <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Aj.</span> 90</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ph.</span>20</span>: of time, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">OC</span>1653</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Tr.</span>335</span>: pl., βαιά, φρονήσει τύχη μάχεται <span class="bibl">Democr.119</span>; [[κατὰ βαιόν]] = [[by little and little]], <span class="bibl">D.P.622</span>: Comp. [[βαιότερος]], opp. [[μείζων]], <span class="bibl">Parm.8.45</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Opp.<span class="title">C.</span>3.86</span>: Sup. βαιότατος <span class="title">AP</span>9.438 (Phil.).—Poet., Ion., and later Prose, as Phld.<span class="title">Rh.</span>1.195, 244S., Id.<span class="title">Ir.</span>p.95 W. | | |Definition=ά, όν, [[little]], [[small]], βαιὰ ποικίλλειν ἐν μακροῖσιν κτεάνων Pi.''P.'' 9.77; β. νῆσος A.''Pers.''448; μέρος β. ἔχειν Id.''Ag.''1574 (lyr.); [[ὄλβος]] prob. in E.''Fr.''825; [[γλῶττα]] Ar.''Nu.''1013; μαλλὸς εἰρίων Herod.8.12; [[scanty]], and of number, [[few]], σῦκα βαιά Anan.3, cf. Hp.''Lex''1; βαιά γ' ὡς ἀπὸ πολλῶν A.''Pers.''1023 (lyr.); <b class="b3">β. κύλιξ</b> a [[scanty]] cup, i.e. one only, S.''Fr.''42, Lyc.''Fr.''3; ῥάκη β. a [[few]], [[paltry]], S.''Ph.''274; εἶπε πρός με βαιά [[few]] [[word]]s, Id.''Aj.''292; but βαιὰν… λόγων φάμαν [[low-spoken]], Id.''Ph.''845 (lyr.); <b class="b3">ἥσθην δὲ βαιά, πάνυ δὲ βαιά, τέτταρα</b> Ar. ''Ach.''2; <b class="b3">ἐχώρει βαιός</b> he was going [[with]] [[scanty]] [[escort]], i.e. [[alone]], S. ''OT''750; of [[condition]], [[mean]], [[humble]], [[βαιοί]], opp. <b class="b3">οἱ μεγάλοι</b>, Id.''Aj.'' 160 (anap.); <b class="b3">ἐκ κάρτα βαιῶν γνωτὸς ἂν γένοιτ' ἀνήρ</b> from a [[low]] [[condition]], Id.''Fr.''282; οὐχὶ βαιὰ τἀνθυμήματα Id.''OC''1199; βαιᾷ τῇδ' ὑπὸ στέγῃ Id.''Ph.''286; of time, [[short]], Sol.10, S.''Tr.''44; <b class="b3">βαιῆς ἄπο</b> from [[infancy]] (of a [[girl]]), ''IG''14.1892: neut. [[βαιόν]] as adverb, a [[little]], [[Sophocles|S.]]''[[Ajax|Aj.]]'' 90, ''Ph.''20: of time, Id.''OC''1653, ''Tr.''335: pl., βαιά, φρονήσει τύχη μάχεται Democr.119; [[κατὰ βαιόν]] = [[by little and little]], D.P.622: Comp. [[βαιότερος]], opp. [[μείζων]], Parm.8.45, cf. Opp.''C.''3.86: Sup. βαιότατος ''AP''9.438 (Phil.).—Poet., Ion., and later Prose, as Phld.''Rh.''1.195, 244S., Id.''Ir.''p.95 W. |
