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ἀφα^ν-ής , ές, (φαίνομαι)
A.unseen, esp. of the nether world, “Ταρτάρου πυθμήνPi.Fr.207, cf. A.Th.860 (lyr.); “. κἀν Ἀΐδα δόμῳ φοιτάσῃςSapph.68; χάσμα . a blind pit, Hdt.6.76; . θεός, of Persephone, S.OC1556 (lyr.); . πόλος, i. e. the south pole, Arist.Cael.285b21, Mu.394b31 (but “. κόσμοςstarless, Vett.Val.6.22).
2. . γίγνεσθαι, = ἀφανίζεσθαι, disappear,ὑπὸ γῆνHdt.3.104, cf. E.IT757, Pl.R.360a; so “. ἦνdisappeared, Hdt.7.37, cf. X.An.1.4.7; of soldiers missing after a battle, Th.2.34; runaway, absconded, PGen.5.4(ii A. D.).
b. στήλας . ποιῆσαι obliterate, SIG38.38 (Teos).
3. unnoticed, secret,. νόος ἀθανἁτωνSol.17; . νεῦμα a secret sign, Th.1.134; “. χωρίονout of sight, Id.4.29, cf. ib.67; “. ξιφίδιονconcealed, Id.8.69; δι᾽ ἐπιστολῶν ἀφανῶν secret or invisible writings, Ph.Bel.102.29: c. part., . εἶναι ἀπιόντες depart without being noticed, X.An.4.2.4; “. ὄντες ἠδίκουνTh.1.68; μαντικῇ χρώμενος οὐκ . ἦν he was well known to do . . , X.Mem.1.1.2.
b. uncertain, doubtful,. νοῦσοιHdt.2.84; σὺν ἀφανεῖ λόγῳ on an uncertain charge, S.OT657 (lyr.); “ἐν ἀφανεῖ λ.Antipho 5.59; “μόροςS.OC1682 (lyr.); “ὄνομαE.Tr.1322 (lyr.); “ἐλπίςTh.5.103; “πρόφασις ἀφανεστάτη λόγῳId.1.23; “οὐκ . τεκμήριαX. Ages.6.1; μεθέντας τἀφανῆ, opp. τὸ πρὸς ποσί, S.OT131; . χάρις a favour from an unknown hand, D.19.240; “ἐς ἀφανὲς τὸν μῦθον ἀνενείκαςHdt.2.23; “μισῶ μὲν ὅστις τἀφανῆ περισκοπῶνS.Fr.737; “τὰ . μεριμνᾶνAr.Fr.672; “ὑπὲρ τῶν . φανεροῖς μαρτυρίοις χρῆσθαιArist. EN1104a13; of what is beyond the evidence of sense, opp. “φανερόν, ἁρμονίη . φανερῆς κρείττωνHeraclit.54, cf. Phld.Sign.1, al.; “τἀφανὲς διὰ τοῦ φαινομένου συλλογίζεσθαιEpicur.Nat.14.4; “τὸ τῆς τύχης . οἷ προβήσεταιE.Alc.785; “τὸ . τοῦ κατορθώσεινTh.2.42; ἐν ἀφανεῖ ἔτι κεῖσθαι, ἐν τῷ . εἶναι, Id.1.42, 3.23; “ἐν . κεκτῆσθαί τιsecretly, Pl.Lg. 954e; “ἐκ τοῦ ἀφανοῦςTh.1.51, 4.96, etc.; “ἐξ .A.Fr.57.9, Ar.Ra. 1332: neut. pl. as Adv., E.Hipp.1289 (lyr.). Regul.Adv. “ἀφανῶςTh. 3.43, etc.: Sup. “-έσταταX.HG5.1.27.
4. of persons and things, unnoticed, obscure, E.Tr.1244; also “οὐ γὰρ . κρινεῖτε τὴν δίκηνTh.3.57; “. καὶ ταπεινὴ φύσιςD.61.35.
5. . οὐσία personal property, as money, which can be secreted and made away with (cf. “ἀφανίζω1.7), opp. φανερά (real), as land, Lys.32.4, cf. BCH27.219 (Crete); opp. ἐμφανής, IG12(2).15.8 (Mytil.), SIG554.17; but simply, concealed,ἀφανῆ καταστῆσαι τὴν οὐσίανLys.20.23: in lit. sense, “. πλοῦτοςAr. Ec.602; “πλοῦτος . ὃν σὺ κατορύξας ἔχειςMen.128.16.
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