βαβαί

babai

bless me!

Appears 11 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Alcibiades I 2
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119c2
118b4
Republic 2
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Book II 1
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361d4
Book V 1
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459b10
Hippias Major 1
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294e7
Hippias Minor 1
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364c8
Lysis 1
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218c7
Phaedo 1
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84d8
Phaedrus 1
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236e4
Philebus 1
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23b5
Sophist 1
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249d9

Dictionary (LSJ)

βαβαί, exclam. of surprise or amazement, A. bless me! E. Cyc. 156, Ar. Av. 272, etc.; doubled, hurrah! Achae. 28, cf. Chrysipp.Stoic. 3.178; οὐχὶ τῶν μετρίων, ἀλλὰ τῶν βαβαὶ βαβαί, to denote persons extravagant in their expressions, Alex. 206: c. gen., βαβαὶ τοῦ λόγου bless me what an argument! Pl. Phlb. 23b, cf. Jul. Caes. 309b, etc. (On the accent, cf. Hdn.Gr.1.502; βαβαῖ cod. B in Pl. l.c.)

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