little, small, scanty, few, scanty, a few, paltry, few words, low-spoken, with scanty escort, alone, mean, humble, a low condition, short, infancy, a little, by little and little
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 γʼ 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.);