Φῆναι

to show

Translated by Catharine Roth29 Nov 2010Vetting: high2 revisions

2 notes · 5 words
[Meaning] to demonstrate,1 to say.2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Φῆναι· δεῖξαι, εἰπεῖν.

Betacode
*fh=nai: dei=cai, ei)pei=n.

Notes (2)

  1. Aorist active infinitive of fai/nw, evidently quoted from somewhere; Adler supposes Homer, Odyssey 3.173 (web address 1).
  2. 1cf. Hesychius ss.vv. fh/nas, fh/nwsi. ↩
  3. 2The second gloss suggests a confusion between fai/nw and fhmi/; cf. phi 66, phi 67. ↩

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Revision history2 revisions · last 8 Dec 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. tweaked notes — David Whitehead
  3. Translated — Catharine Roth

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