σφεῖς
σφεῖς
cf. σφε
the use of σφι, σφιν as dat. sg. for οἱ is rare, Hhymn., Aesch., Soph.
Acc. σφέας, mostly enclit. pronounced as a long syllable, Hom., Hdt.
masc. and fem. pl. of the Pron. of 3rd person, they, = αὐτοί, Hdt., Attic
in Hom. this Pron. is always personal, and therefore he uses no neut.; but Hdt. has neut. pl. σφέα.
this Pron. is used both for the demonstr. αὐτοί, they, and for the reflex. αὑτῶν, etc., themselves;— in the latter case often strengthd. σφῶν αὐτῶν, σφέας αὐτούς, σφᾶς αὐτούς, Hes.; sometimes for ἀλλήλους, Hes.
rarely for 2nd pers. pl., μετὰ σφίσιν for μεθʼ ὑμῖν, Il.; σφέας for ὑμᾶς, Hdt.
Headword (normalized):
σφεῖς
Headword (normalized/stripped):
σφεις
Intro Text:
σφεῖς
cf. σφε
the use of σφι, σφιν as dat. sg. for οἱ is rare, Hhymn., Aesch., Soph.
Acc. σφέας, mostly enclit. pronounced as a long syllable, Hom., Hdt.
masc. and fem. pl. of the Pron. of 3rd person, they, = αὐτοί, Hdt., Attic
in Hom. this Pron. is always personal, and therefore he uses no neut.; but Hdt. has neut. pl. σφέα.
this Pron. is used both for the demonstr. αὐτοί, they, and for the reflex. αὑτῶν, etc., themselves;— in the latter case often strengthd. σφῶν αὐτῶν, σφέας αὐτούς, σφᾶς αὐτούς, Hes.; sometimes for ἀλλήλους, Hes.
rarely for 2nd pers. pl., μετὰ σφίσιν for μεθʼ ὑμῖν, Il.; σφέας for ὑμᾶς, Hdt.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n31906
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