ἀσαφής
ἀσαφ-ής,
ές,
A). indistinct (to the senses),
dim, faint, σημεῖα Th. 3.22 ;
σκιαγραφία Pl. Criti. 107d ;
indistinct (to the mind),
uncertain, obscure, πάντ’. . αἰνικτὰ κἀσαφῆ λέγεις S. OT 439 ;
νὺξ διὰ τὸ σκοτεινὴ εἶναι ἀσαφεστέρα ἐστίν by night one sees
less distinctly, X. Mem. 4.3.4 ;
ἀ. πέλαγος AP 12.156 ;
inarticulate, γλῶσσα Hp. Epid. 1.26 .
ιγ/; of sounds,
Arist. Aud. 801b21 ;
φθέγματα Epigr.Gr. 1003.6 .
II). Adv.
-φῶς obscurely, Id. Cra. 427d ;
πολεμοῦνται ἀσαφῶς ποτέρων ἀρξάντων without knowing which began,
Th. 4.20 .
ShortDef
indistinct
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Headword (normalized):
ἀσαφής
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ασαφης
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-16113
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἀσαφ-ής</span>, <span class="itype greek">ές</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">indistinct</span> (to the senses), <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">dim, faint,</span> <span class="quote greek">σημεῖα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:22" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.22/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 3.22 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">σκιαγραφία</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg032:107d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg032:107d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Criti.</span> 107d </a> ; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">indistinct</span> (to the mind), <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">uncertain, obscure,</span> <span class="quote greek">πάντ’. . αἰνικτὰ κἀσαφῆ λέγεις</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:439" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:439/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OT</span> 439 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">νὺξ διὰ τὸ σκοτεινὴ εἶναι ἀσαφεστέρα ἐστίν</span> by night one sees <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">less distinctly,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4:3:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4:3:4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mem.</span> 4.3.4 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἀ. πέλαγος</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 12.156 </span> ; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">inarticulate,</span> <span class="quote greek">γλῶσσα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1:26" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1.26/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Epid.</span> 1.26 </a> .<span class="itype greek">ιγ/</span>; of sounds, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg004:801b:21" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg004:801b.21/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Aud.</span> 801b21 </a>; <span class="quote greek">φθέγματα</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Epigr.Gr.</span> 1003.6 </span> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> of persons, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">obscure,</span> <span class="quote greek">διδάσκαλος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:392d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:392d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 392d </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> Adv. <span class="quote greek">-φῶς</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">obscurely,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg005.perseus-grc1:427d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg005.perseus-grc1:427d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cra.</span> 427d </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">πολεμοῦνται ἀσαφῶς ποτέρων ἀρξάντων</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">without knowing</span> which began, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:20" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.20/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 4.20 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}