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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.

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personal and (ind.) reflexive pronoun

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Headword:

σφεῖς

Headword (normalized):

σφεῖς

Headword (normalized/stripped):

σφεις

IDX:

31870

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n31906

Key:

sfei=s

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