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From LSJ
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
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
P. and V. διαβάλλω, διαβάλλειν, P. βασκαίνειν, Ar. and P. συκοφαντεῖν, V. κερτομεῖν.