little, small,
βαιός,ά,όν,
A. little, small,
βαιὰ ποικίλλειν ἐν μακροῖσιν κτεάνων
Pi. P. 9.77
; β. νῆσος
A. Pers. 448
; μέρος β. ἔχειν
Id. Ag. 1574
(lyr.);ὄλβοςprob. 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.);β. κύλιξascantycup, i.e. one only, S. Fr. 42 , Lyc. Fr. 3 ; ῥάκη β. a few, paltry,
S. Ph. 274
; εἶπε πρός με βαιά few words,
Id. Aj. 292
; but βαιὰν . . λόγων φάμαν low-spoken,
Id. Ph. 845
(lyr.);ἥσθην δὲ βαιά, Πα<>νυ δὲ βαιά, τέτταρα
Ar. Ach. 2 ;ἐχώρει βαιόςhe was goingwith scanty escort,i. e.alone,
S. OT 750 ; of condition,mean, humble, βαιοί,opp.οἱ μεγάλοι,Id.Aj.
160 (anap.);ἐκ κάρτα βαιῶν γνωτὸς ἂν γένοιτ' ἀνήρfroma 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 ;βαιῆς ἄποfrominfancy(of a girl), IG 14.1892 : neut.βαιόνasAdv.,a little,
S. 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.
-ότατος
AP 9.438
( Phil. ).—Poet., Ion. , and later Prose, as Phld. Rh. 1.195 , 244S. , Id. Ir. p.95 W.
