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δ1031Διθυράμβων νοῦν ἔχεις ἐλάττοναyou have less sense than dithyrambs.… proverbial) by the scholiasts to Aristophanes, Birds 1393, such as Tzetzes (Commentarii ad Aves 1392, ed. Koster). The reference is to the parody of Cinesias (kappa 1639) and the other exponents of the new …Matched in noteshighshort

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Διθυράμβων νοῦν ἔχεις ἐλάττονα

you have less sense than dithyrambs.

[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to silly/unintelligible people.

Διθυράμβων νοῦν ἔχεις ἐλάττονα· ἐπὶ τῶν ἀδιανοήτων.