μετά βαΐων και κλάδων
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “with (palm) branches and branches”, a reference to the use of palm branches in antiquity to symbolize triumph, notably in the Gospel of John's account of Jesus's triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
Prepositional phrase
[edit]μετά βαΐων και κλάδων • (metá vaḯon kai kládon)
- (higher register) with rapturous acclaim, with a hero's welcome
- Οι πρωταθλητές έγιναν δεκτοί μετά βαΐων και κλάδων.
- Oi protathlités éginan dektoí metá vaḯon kai kládon.
- The champions were received with rapturous acclaim / were given a hero's welcome.
References
[edit]- βάγια, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language