Βαιαί

[Meaning] small [ones].¹
Also [sc. attested is the masculine singular] baio/s ["scanty"], in the special sense of "one". Sophocles [writes]: "was he traveling 'scanty'² or with many men as attendants?"³. Also in Captive Women: "I poured a libation from a 'scanty' wine-cup, inasmuch as I was second".⁴ And elsewhere: "but he spoke to me scanty things, and the ones always repeated: 'Woman, silence brings credit to women.' And I, understanding, stopped. But he hurried away alone".⁵