Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon

I. prop. visible, conspicuous, “δέελον δ᾽ ἐπὶ σῆμά τ᾽ ἔθηκε” Il.10.466, but:

II. commonly, clear to the mind, manifest, “νῦν δ᾽ ἤδη τόδε δ.” Od.20.333, etc.

2. δ. εἰμι is freq. used c. part., δ. ἐστιν ἀλγεινῶς φέρων i.e. it is clear that he takes it ill, S.Ph.1011, cf. OT673,1008, etc.; οἳ ἂν δ. ὦσι μὴ ἐπιτρέψοντες who are clearly not going to permit, Th. 1.71; with “ὡς, δ. ἐστιν ὥς τι δρασείων κακόν” S.Aj.326; “δ. ἔσεσθε ὡς ὀργιζόμενοι” Lys.12.90, cf. X.An.1.5.9; δ. ὁρᾶσθαι . . ὤν being as was plainly to be seen, E.Or.350: with ὅτι and a Verb, “δ. ἐστιν ὅτι . . ἀκήκοεν” Ar.Pl.333; “δ. ἡ οἰκοδομία ὅτι κατὰ σπουδὴν ἐγένετο” Th.1.9<*>; “δ. ἔσται ὅτι . .” Lys.12.50: sts. the part. or relat. clause must be supplied, καταγελᾷς μου, δ. εἶ (sc. καταγελῶν) Ar.Av.1407, cf. Id.Lys. 919; δῆλοι δέ (sc. οὐ μένοντες) Th.5.10.

3. δῆλον ποιεῖν show plainly, “τινὶ ὅτι . .” Id.6.34, etc.: c. part., “δῆλον ἐποιήσατε . . μηδίσαντες” Id.3.64.

4. δῆλον (sc. ἐστί) it is manifest, “αὐτὸς πρὸς αὑτοῦ: δῆλον” S.Aj.906; “ἀλγεινά, Πρόκνη, δῆλον” Id.Fr.585; “ἐκ πίθω ἀντλεῖς, δῆλον” Theoc.10.13; δῆλον δέ, to introduce a proof, folld. by γάρ, Th.1.11, Arist.Col.799a5, etc.; “δῆλον γάρ” S.Fr.63; “δῆλον ὅτι” Th.3.38, etc.; “τὰ Κύρου δῆλον ὅτι οὕτως ἔχει” X.An.1.3.9, cf. Cyr.2.4.24, etc., v. δηλονότι: in pl., “δῆλα δή, δ. δ. καὶ ταῦτα” Pl.Cri.48b; “ἢ δ. δ. ὅτι . .;” Id.Prt.309a, etc.: hence as Adv., usu. written δηλαδή (q.v.).

5. Adv. δήλως is rejected by Att., Poll.6.207.

III. δῆλοι, οἱ, Urim, LXX 1 Ki.28.6,al. (Cf. δέατο.）