A.made invisible, blotted out, “ἀκήδεστοι καὶ ἄ.” Il.6.60; “ἄσπερμος γενεὴ καὶ ἄ. ὄληται” 20.303, etc.; hidden, “ἄ. ἕρμα” A.Ag.1007 (lyr.); “ἔφην᾽ ἄφαντον φῶς” S.Ph.297; “ἄ. ἔπελες” Pi.O.1.46; “ἐκ βροτῶν ἄ. βῆναι” S.OT832; ἁνὴρ ἄ. ἐκ . . στρατοῦ he has disappeared, A.Ag.624; ἄ. οἴχεσθαι ib.657, Jul.Or.2.59a; “ἔρρειν” S.OT560; “ἀρθεῖσ᾽ ἄ.” E.Hel.606; “ἐκ χερῶν” Id.Hipp.827 (lyr.); ἴχνος πλατᾶν ἄ. disappearing, A.Ag.695 (lyr.); invisible, “νύξ” Parm.9.3.
2. in secret, “ἄφαντα βρέμειν” Pi.P.11.30.