βαιός

A. 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.); β. κύλιξ 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 words, Id. Aj. 292; but βαιὰν . . λόγων φάμαν low-spoken, Id. Ph. 845 (lyr.); ἥσθην δὲ βαιά, πανυ δὲ βαιά, τέτταρα Ar. Ach. 2; ἐχώρει βαιός he was going with 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’ ἀνήρ 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; βαιῆς ἄπο from infancy (of a girl), IG 14.1892: neut. βαιόν as Adv., 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.