σάφᾰ
σάφᾰ [σᾰ], poet. Adv. of
σαφής,
A). clearly, plainly, assuredly, in
Hom. esp. with Verbs of knowing, most freq.
σάφα οἶδα, σάφα εἰδώς, etc., like
εὖ οἶδα, εὖ εἰδώς , etc., to know
assuredly, of a surety, followed by interrog.,
Il. 2.192 ,
252 , al.; by
εἰ,
5.183 ; c. acc. and interrog. clause,
Od. 17.373 ; abs.,
2.108 ; c. gen.,
ὃς σάφα θυμῷ εἰδείη τεράων Il. 12.228 , cf.
Od. 1.202 ; c. inf.,
Il. 15.632 ; freq. in Trag.,
σάφ’ οἶδα, σάφ’ ἴσθι, etc.,
A. Supp. 740 ,
Pers. 337 , etc.; Com.,
σάφ’ ἴσθι ὅτι Ar. Pl. 889 ; less freq. in Prose,
Antipho 6.18 ,
X. Cyr. 4.5.21 ; also
ἐπιστάμεναι ς. θυμῷ Od. 4.730 ;
ς. ἐπίστασθαι Hp. Art. 64 ;
ς. δαείς Pi. O. 7.91 : also with Verbs of speaking,
clearly or
with certainty,
ς. εἰπεῖν Od. 2.31 ,
Pi. O. 8.46 ;
ς. φράζειν Hp. Acut. 3 ;
μυθήσασθαι Theoc. 25.198 ;
ς. εἰπεῖν speak
truly, opp.
ψεύδεσθαι,
Il. 4.404 .
ShortDef
No short def.
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Headword (normalized):
σάφᾰ
Headword (normalized/stripped):
σαφα
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">σάφᾰ</span> <span class="pron greek">[σᾰ]</span>, poet. Adv. of <span class="foreign greek">σαφής</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">clearly, plainly, assuredly</span>, in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> esp. with Verbs of knowing, most freq. <span class="foreign greek">σάφα οἶδα, σάφα εἰδώς</span>, etc., like <span class="ref greek">εὖ οἶδα, εὖ εἰδώς</span> , etc., to know <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">assuredly, of a surety</span>, followed by interrog., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:192" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.192/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 2.192 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:252" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:252/canonical-url/"> 252 </a>, al.; by <span class="foreign greek">εἰ</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:183" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:5.183/canonical-url/"> 5.183 </a>; c. acc. and interrog. clause, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:17:373" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:17.373/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 17.373 </a>; abs., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:2:108" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:2.108/canonical-url/"> 2.108 </a>; c. gen., <span class="quote greek">ὃς σάφα θυμῷ εἰδείη τεράων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:12:228" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:12.228/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 12.228 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1:202" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:1.202/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 1.202 </a>; c. inf., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:15:632" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:15.632/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 15.632 </a>; freq. in Trag., <span class="foreign greek">σάφ’ οἶδα, σάφ’ ἴσθι</span>, etc., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc1:740" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc1:740/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 740 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:337" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:337/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pers.</span> 337 </a>, etc.; Com., <span class="quote greek">σάφ’ ἴσθι ὅτι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg011.perseus-grc1:889" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg011.perseus-grc1:889/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pl.</span> 889 </a> ; less freq. in Prose, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0028.tlg006.perseus-grc1:18" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0028.tlg006.perseus-grc1:18/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Antipho</span> 6.18 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:4:5:21" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:4:5:21/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyr.</span> 4.5.21 </a>; also <span class="quote greek">ἐπιστάμεναι ς. θυμῷ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4:730" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:4.730/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 4.730 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ς. ἐπίστασθαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg010.perseus-grc1:64" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg010.perseus-grc1:64/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Art.</span> 64 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ς. δαείς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:91" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.91/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 7.91 </a> : also with Verbs of speaking, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">clearly</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">with certainty</span>, <span class="quote greek">ς. εἰπεῖν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:2:31" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:2.31/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 2.31 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:46" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8.46/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 8.46 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ς. φράζειν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg004.perseus-grc1:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg004.perseus-grc1:3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Acut.</span> 3 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">μυθήσασθαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:25:198" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:25.198/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 25.198 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ς. εἰπεῖν</span> speak <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">truly</span>, opp. <span class="foreign greek">ψεύδεσθαι</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:404" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:4.404/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 4.404 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}