Κεκωφῆσθαι
to be deafened
Translated by Nick Nicholas19 Oct 2008Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] to become deaf.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κεκωφῆσθαι· κωφὸν γεγονέναι.
Betacode
*kekwfh=sqai: kwfo\n gegone/nai.
Notes
- Photius, Lexicon kappa545 Theodoridis, has the same gloss for (?)
kekwfeu=sqai . (Theodoridis notes the variantkekwfei=sqai , together with the Suda'skekwfh=sqai and Lobeck's conjecturekekwfw=sqai .)
The verbkwfa/w occurs five times in the passive in Philo Judaeus, includingkekwfh=sqai in De congressu eruditionis gratia 65.7 (in a figurative sense) andkekwfw=sqai in Quod deterius potiori insidiari soleat 175.