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7 entries for Babrius

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δ67ΔάπτωI devour… I eat with mangling; [something] which is also called darda/ptw. Babrius [writes]: "and devouring entrails."Matched in translationhighshort
α4155Ἆσθμαpanting… related verb] a)sqma/zein, meaning a)sqmai/nein, that is to breathe hard. Babrius [writes]: "as if one suffering from illness were in pain, pretending to pant."Matched in translationhighshort
α4681Ἀχαιΐνηdoe, hind… Epigrams: "and the dappled hide of a flayed stag." And Babrius [writes]: "coaxing the hind with such words, she [the fox] persuaded her to go twice into the same death."Matched in translationhighshort

δ67

Δάπτω

I devour

The [verb that means] I eat with mangling; [something] which is also called darda/ptw. Babrius [writes]: "and devouring entrails."

Δάπτω· τὸ μετὰ σπαραγμοῦ ἐσθίω· ὅπερ καὶ δαρδάπτω λέγεται. Βάβριος· καὶ σπλάγχνα δάπτων.

ε357Ἑκάστοτεeach time[Used] instead of a)ei/ ["always"]; for pa/ntote is not used. Babrius [writes]: "so the girl in her prime plucked each time whatever hairs she found turning white." And elsewhere: "you fear those who wish …Matched in translationhighshort

ε449Ἔκθορενleapt out[Meaning he/she/it] jumped out. Babrius [writes]: "with bristling mane he leapt out of his hollow lair."Matched in translationhighshort

ε3268Ἑταιρείαassociation[Meaning] habitual concord and friendship. Babrius [writes]: "two mice formed an association with each other, not living in the same manner; one fed itself in a deserted field, the other in the houses of …Matched in translationhighshort

ε3559Εὐλαίmaggots… she boiled over with maggots." That is, with worms. As Babrius says in his Fables. And elsewhere: "while still alive he boiled over with evil beasts, some say with maggots, but others that [it …Matched in translationhighmedium