Ἀφανίσαι

to obliterate

Translated by Jennifer Benedict1 Aug 2001Vetting: high5 revisions

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[To obliterate] indicates not to stain and smear, but to destroy completely and make invisible.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀφανίσαι οὐ τὸ μολῦναι καὶ χρᾶναι δηλοῖ, ἀλλὰ ὅλως τὸ ἀνελεῖν καὶ ἀφανὲς ποιῆσαι.

Betacode

*)afani/sai ou) to\ molu=nai kai\ xra=nai dhloi=, a)lla\ o(/lws to\ a)nelei=n kai\ a)fane\s poih=sai.

Same or similar entry in other lexica. The headword, aorist active infinitive of a)fani/zw, is presumably quoted from somewhere; there are numerous possibilities.