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σιωπάω

σιωπάω, σιωπάω, be silent (verb)

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σιωπώντων present active participle masculine genitive plural, present active participle neuter genitive plural, present active imperative 3rd plural of σιωπάω

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σῐωπ-άω, inf. σιωπᾶν Il. 2.280: fut. -ήσομαι in early writers, S. OT 233, Ar. Pax 309, Av. 225, Lys. 364, Pl. Phdr. 234a, etc.; later -ήσω Aeschin. Ep. 10.1, D.H. 11.6, Plu. Apophth. Lac. 2.240e, etc. (cf. σιγάω): aor. (ἐ)σιώπησα Il. 23.568, etc.: pf. σεσιώπηκα Ar. V. 944, D. 6.34:—Med. and Pass., v. infr.: Dor. σωπάω (q.v.):—
  • keep silence, σιωπᾶν λαὸν ἀνώγει Il. 2.280, cf. 23.568, Od. 17.513, Hdt. 7.10, etc.; Σιμωνίδης τὴν ζωγραφίαν ποίησιν σιωπῶσαν προσαγορεύει Plu. Glor.Ath. 2.346f; φησὶν σιωπῶν his silence is an admission, E. Or. 1592, cf. IA 1245; πονηρῶν ἔργων δόξει κοινωνεῖν τῷ σιωπῆσαι D. 19.33; σ. τινί keep silence for or at the behest of . ., Ar. Ra. 1134, Lys. 530; σ. πρός τινα Pl. Phdr. 234a; πρὸς τοῦτο X. Cyr. 5.5.20; ὑπέρ τινος E. Fr. 796; imper. σιώπα hush! be still! S. Fr. 81, Ar. Lys. 529, etc.
      • 2 of bees, to be still, opp. βομβέω, Arist. HA 627a24.
    • II trans., keep secret, speak not of, τὰ δίκαια E. Fr. 1037, cf. Ar. Th. 27, X. Smp. 6.10, etc.; σ. ὅτι . . PMasp. 295.21 (v A.D.):—Pass., ἂν σιωπηθῇ τὰ παρὰ τῶν πολεμίων D. Prooem. 21, cf. Isoc. 1.22, etc.; τί σιγῶσʼ ὧν σιωπᾶσθαι χρεών; E. Ion 432; σιωπώμενον καὶ ἀβασάνιστον ἐᾶσαι Antipho 1.13; οὐ τὸ αἰσχρὸν σιωπηθήσεται Aeschin. 3.155; ταῦτα σιωπᾶσθαι συνέφερεν D. 19.42; ἡ σιωπωμένη ἀλήθεια D.H. 1.76.
    • III Med., silence, σιωπησάμενος τὰ πλήθη Plb. 18.46.4.

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