βαβαί, exclam. of surprise or amazement,
A. bless me!
E. Cyc. 156 , Ar. Av. 272 , etc.; doubled,hurrah!
Achae. 28 , cf. Chrysipp.Stoic. 3.178 ;οὐχὶ τῶν μετρίων, ἀλλὰ τῶν βαβαὶ βαβαί,to denote personsextravagantin their expressions, Alex. 206 : c. gen.,βαβαὶ τοῦ λόγου bless mewhat an argument! Pl. Phlb. 23b , cf. Jul. Caes. 309b , etc. (On the accent, cf. Hdn.Gr. 1.502 ;βαβαῖcod. B in Pl. l.c.)