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φαίνω , Od.7.102, etc., Ep. also φαείνω (q. v.):—fut. φα^νῶ, A.Fr. 304.5, Ar.Ach.827, etc. (φα_νῶ acc. to A.D.Adv.187.26, but φα_νῶ, Ar. Eq.300, and ἀναφα_νῶ, E.Ba.528, are dub.); Ion. φα^νέωἀπο-) Hp.Steril. 213, opt.
A.φα^νοίηνS.Aj.313 (cod. rec., rightly): aor. 1 “ἔφηναIl.2.318, Hdt.1.95, etc.; Dor. “ἔφα_ναPi.I.4(3).2, IG42(1).123.28 (Epid., iv B.C.), also later Att., subj., ἀπο-φάνῃ dub. l. in IG22.1631.379 ( = 2.811c133); “φάνῃςPhilem.233 (“ἐκ-φάνῃςMen.Mon.418 = Chares Iamb.4b20); so in late Prose, (ἐξ-) Ael.VH12.33, (ἐπι-) Ev.Luc.1.79, (ἀνα-) Act.Ap. 21.3; Ep. iter. φάνεσκε (intr.) Il.11.64, al., Hes.Fr.14.3: pf. “πέφαγκαPs.-Callisth.2.10, (ἀπο-) Din.1.15, al.: intr. pf. πέφηνα (v. infr.A 111.2), Dor.3pl. “ἐκ-πεφάναντιSophr.83; plpf. “ἐπεφήνεινD.C.46.10:—Med., fut. inf. “φα^νεῖσθαιOd.12.230, Ion. “φα^νέομαιHdt.3.35; opt. “φανοῖσθεLys.26.10 (nisi leg. φανεῖσθε); the forms φανῆσθον and Dor. imper. φάνευ are corrupt in Pl.Erx.399e, Teles p.58 H. (leg. φαίνευ): aor. 1 ἐφηνάμην (trans.) S.Ph.944, (ἀπ-) Hdt.7.52, etc.:—Pass., Ion. impf. “φαινέσκετοOd.13.194: fut. “φα^νήσομαιHdt.8.108, Sicilian Dor. (inf.) φα^νήσειν (fort. -ησεῖν) Archim.A ren.4.20; Ep. fut. “πεφήσεταιIl.17.155: aor. 1 “ἐφάνθηνA.Pers.263 (lyr.), S.OT525, etc.:rare in Prose, X.HG6.4.11, D.58.13, (ἀπο-) IG12.10.35, D.19.44; Ep. 3sg. “φαάνθηIl.17.650, 3pl. “φάανθεν1.200: aor. 2 ἐφάνην [α^], Ep. “φάνηνIl.1.477, etc.; Ep. 3pl. “φάνενOd.18.68; Ep. subj. “φανήῃIl.19.375; Ep. inf. “φανήμεναι9.240: pf. “πέφασμαιS.OC1543, 3sg. “πέφανταιIl.2.122, 16.207, Pi.P.5.115, A.Ag.374(lyr.); πέφα^ται in B.9.52, Perict. ap. Stob. 4.28.19 belongs either to φαίνω in sense A. 1.5, or to φημί; inf. “πεφάνθαιPl.Euthd.294a, etc.; part. “πεφασμένοςIl.14.127, Thgn.227, A.Pr. 843, S.OC1122, Pl.Phdr.245e, etc.; 3pl. plpf. “ἐπέφαντοHes.Sc. 166.
A. Act., bring to light, cause to appear, in physical sense, τέρας τινὶ φ. make a sign appear to one, Il.2.324, cf. Od.3.173, etc.; “σήματα φαίνωνIl.2.353; “γένυσι φ. ὀπώρανPi.N.5.6; “δύο μορφὰς φ.A.Fr.304.5; “τὸν αὐχέναHdt.2.132; ἔφην᾽ ἄφαντον φῶς, i.e. fire, S.Ph.297; “λαμπάδαςAr.Ra.1524 (anap.); “φ. θησαυρόνE.El.565; φ. μηρούς, ἐπιγουνίδα, show by baring, i.e. uncover . . , Od.18.67,74; “φαίνοισα πρόσωπον ἀλάθειαPi.N.5.17; reflect an image in water, “τὰ δέ νιν καλὰ κύματα φαίνειTheoc.6.11:—Med., τὰ τόξα . . τοῖσιν Ἀργείοισι φήνασθαι θέλει exhibit them as his own, S.Ph.944.
c. γόνον Ἑλένῃ φ. show her a child, i. e. grant her to bear one, Od.4.12; φ. παράκοιτίν τινι show (i.e. give) one a wife, 15.26.
2. of sound, make it clear to the ear, make it ring clear,ἀοιδὴν φαίνειν8.499; “σάλπιγξ . . ὑπέρτονον γήρυμα φαινέτω στρατῷA.Eu.569.
3. show forth, display in action, “ἀρετήνOd.8.237; “ἀεικείας20.309; “βίηνHes.Th.689; “εὐμαχανίανPi.I.4(3).2; “εὔνοιανHdt.3.36; ὕβριν ib.127; “ὀργάςA.Ch. 326 (lyr.).
b. set forth, expound,νοήματαIl.18.295; “λόγονHdt.1.116; “τριφασίας λόγων ὁδούςId.1.95; but τὰ λαμπρὰ . . φ. ἔπη make them good, S.OC721.
4. inform against one, denounce, φανῶ σε σε φανῶ codd.) “τοῖς πρυτάνεσιAr.Eq.300 (lyr.), cf. Ach.824, S.Ant.325: denounce a thing as contraband, Ar.Ach.542, 819, al.; “φαίνειν πλοῖονD.58.9; τὰ φανθέντα articles denounced as contraband, ib. 13: abs., give information, φήνας γραψάμενοςIG12.45.3, cf. 4.24, Isoc.18.20, X.Cyr.1.2.14, Phld.Rh.2.207 S., etc.
5. φαίνειν φρουράν, call up a levy, at Sparta, X.HG3.2.23, al.; also φ. θυσίαν proclaim, order a sacrifice, Philod.Scarph.112:—Pass., πέφαται θνατοῖσι νίκας ὕστερον εὐφροσύνα has been ordained, B.9.52.
II. abs., give light, shine,φαίνοντες νύκτας . . δαιτυμόνεσσιOd.7.102, cf. 19.25; of the sun, moon, etc., “φ. τινίAr.Nu.586 (troch.); “εἰς ἅπαντα φ. τὸν οὐρανόνPl.Ti.39b; “ἀλλά, σελάνα, φαῖνε καλόνTheoc.2.11; “οἱ λύχνοι φ. ἧττονThphr.Ign.11; cf. φάω: so ἦρι μὲν φαίνοντι in spring when it shines forth, A.Fr.304.4 codd. (leg. φανέντι); of the Dioscuri shining in mid-air, E.El.1234 (anap.): metaph., ἀγανὴ φαίνουσ᾽ ἐλπίς soft shining hope, A.Ag.101 (anap., dub.).
b. Φαίνων, οντος, , the planet Saturn, Arist.Mu.392a23, Cic.ND2.20.52, etc.; “Φ. τοῦ ἩλίουEudox.Ars5.19; acc. “-ωναPlacit.2.15.4.
2. pf. 2 πέφηνα is also used intr., S.OC328, etc.; less freq. in Prose, Hdt.9.120, D.3.22, Plb.9.13.8.
2. of persons, οἴῳ φαινομένη appearing to him alone, Il.1.198, cf. Od.15.517, etc.; “ἐφάνη λὶς εἰς ὁδόνIl.15.275; οὗπερ κἀφάνης where thou didst first appear, S.OC77; “χρόνιος φανείςId.Ph.1446 (anap.); ὁδόν φανῆναι a pregnant expression for ἐλθεῖν ὁδὸν ὥστε φανῆναι, Id.El.1274 (lyr.); “κέλευθον φανείςAj.878 (lyr.); πόθεν φαίνῃ; whence come you? Pl.Prt.309a, X.Mem.2.8.1; οὐδαμοῦ φ. is nowhere to be seen, Id.An.1.10.16.
II. appear to be so and so, c. inf., “δμῳάων τίς τοι ἀρίστη φαίνεται εἶναιOd.15.25, cf. 11.336; “οὐ γάρ σφιν ἐφαίνετο κέρδιον εἶναι14.355; “τοῦτό μοι θειότατον φαίνεται γενέσθαιHdt.7.137; “εὖ σὺ λέγειν φαίνειAr.Nu.403 (anap.), cf. A.Pr.319, etc.: freq. with inf. omitted, “οὗ καὶ πρόσθεν ἀρίστη φαίνετο βουλήIl.9.94, cf. 2.5; “ὅς τις φαίνηται ἄριστοςOd.14.106; “σμερδαλέος αὐτῇσι φάνη6.137; “ἕρμαιον ἂν ἐφάνηPl.R.368d, etc.: but in Hdt., etc., also c. part., to be manifest: thus, ἐμοὶ σὺ πλουτέειν μέγα φαίνεαι you appear to me to be very rich, Hdt.1.32; but εὔνοος ἐφαίνετο ἐών he was manifestly well-inclined, Id.7.173, cf. 175, Th.1.2; οὐκ ἄκαιρα φαίνεται λέγειν he appears to be speaking . . , A.Pr.1036; but φανέονται λέγοντες οὐδέν it will be manifest that they talk nonsense, Hdt.3.35; “φαίνομαι δύο καθορᾶν εἴδηPl.Sph.235d; but “οὐκ ἂν φανεῖμεν πήματ᾽ ἔρξαντεςA.Pers.786; “πλαγκτὸς οὖσ᾽ ἐφαινόμηνId.Ag.593, cf. Hdt.9.89, E.Andr.343; “ἐφάνησαν πεπονθότεςPl.Ap.22c: with part. omitted, πέφανται ἁρματηλάτας σοφός (sc. ὤν) Pi.P.5.115, cf. N.6.14; “κρατηθεὶς ἡμερώτερος φανεῖA.Ag.1632; Κᾶρες ἐφάνησαν (sc. ὄντες) they were seen to be Carians, Th.1.8; τί φαίνομαι (sc. ὤν δῆτ᾽; what do I look like? E.Ba.925; “ὡς ἀγαθοὶ . . ἐφάνησανPl.R.408a: hence φαίνεσθαι, opp. “εἶναι, εἶναι μὲν ὅσπερ εἰμί, φαίνεσθαι δὲ μήE.Fr.698 (ap.Ar.Ach.441); “στρατηγὸς ἀγαθὸς μὴ ὢν φαίνεσθαιX.Mem.1.7.3; “ὀλίγοι καὶ ὄντες καὶ φαινόμενοιId.HG6.5.28.
2. in Philosophy, φαίνομαι (abs.) is sts. used of what appears to the senses, “φαίνεται δ᾽ οὐδὲνis observed, Arist. Ph.204b35, cf. Cael.312b30; “φ. κατὰ τὴν αἴσθησινId.GA716a31: sts. of what is mentally manifest, Id.EN1175a29; to be evident, Id.APr.24b24: esp. appear to the imagination (cf. “φαντασία2), Pl.Sph. 264b; “φ. καὶ μύουσιν ὁράματαArist.de An.428a16; φ. δέ τι . . οἷον τὰ ἐν τοῖς ὕπνοις ib.a7: distd. from αἰσθάνεσθαι and δοξάζειν, ib.b1: esp. in part. φαινόμενος, η, ον:
a. appearing in sense experience, “τὰ φ. κατὰ τὴν αἴσθησινId.Cael.303a22, al.; “εἴτε τὰ δοκοῦντα πάντα ἐστὶν ἀληθῆ καὶ τὰ φ.Id.Metaph.1009a8, cf. de An.404a29 (sg.); “τὰ φ.sense-data, Id.PA639b8, Epicur.Ep.1pp.9,10 U., al.: Astron., τὰ φ. = celestial phenomena, title of a work by Eudoxus, versified by Aratus, Hipparch. 1.1.8, cf. Arist. Cael.293b27; πρός τινας δόξας αὑτῶν τὰ φ. προσέλκοντες ib.293a26: generally, “τὸ μὴ ἐκ φαινομένων τὸ βλεπόμενον γεγονέναιEp.Heb.11.3.
b. mentally apparent, opp. ὄντα τῇ ἀληθείᾳ, Pl.R.596e, cf. Arist.Top.100b24, EN1113a24; “τὰ οὖν ἐμοὶ φαινόμενα οὕτω φαίνεταιPl.R.517b; [“νοῦς] τῶν φ. θειότατονArist. Metaph.1074b16; τὸ φ. εἰπεῖν to express one's opinion, Plu.2.158c: hence, specious, fallacious, φ. ἐνθυμήματα, opp. ὄντα, Arist.Rh.1402a28.
c.τὰ φ.what is to be seen, show, Lib.Or.30.28.
3. freq. in answers in Plato's dialogue, φαίνεται, yes, Prt.332e, R.333c, al.; “ὥς γέ μοι φ.Prt.324d, cf. R.383a, al.: [τοῦτο] φῂς εἶναι; Answ. φαίνομαι (sc. λέγειν) X.Mem.4.2.20.
b. later impers. c. dat. pers. et inf., it seems good, ἐάν σοι φαίνηται Wilcken Chr.304.11 (iii B.C.), cf. PCair.Zen.44.7,16 (iii B.C.), etc.; “ὁπότε αὐτῷ φανείη στρατιὰν ἐξάγεινD.H.2.14, cf. 4.85.
5. οὐδαμοῦ φαίνεσθαι 'to be nowhere', metaph. from racing, Pl.Phd. 72c, cf. Grg.456b, D.18.310.
III. τὰ φανθέντα, v. supr. A. 1.4.
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