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ἄφωνος

ἄφωνος, voiceless, speechless, dumb, silent

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ἀφωνοτάτου masculine genitive singular superlative, neuter genitive singular superlative of ἄφωνος

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ἄφων-ος, ον, (φωνή)
  • voiceless, dumb, Thgn. 669, Hdt. 1.85, D. 18.191; ῥήτωρ Antiph. 196.14; κακὸν ἄ. Com.Adesp. 8 D.; stronger than ἄναυδος (q.v.), Hp. Epid. 3.17.γʹ; εἴδωλα 1 Ep.Cor. 12.2; unable to speak, of a child, Sapph. 118: c. gen., ἄ. τῆσδε τῆς ἀρᾶς unable to utter it, S. OC 865. Adv. -νως ib. 131 (lyr.): neut. pl. as Adv., ἄφωνα σημανοῦσιν . . ὡς . . A. Pers. 819.
      • 2 with a poor voice, τραγῳδός D.T. 631.21.
      • 3 intestate, Tab.Heracl. 1.151.
      • 4 ἄφωνα (sc. γράμματα, στοιχεῖα) consonants, ἄ. καὶ φωνοῦντα (fort. ἄ. φωνήεντα) E. Fr. 578.2; τοῖς ἄλλοις φωνήεσί τε καὶ ἄ. Pl. Cra. 393e; τὸ σῖγμα τῶν ἀ. ἐστί Id. Tht. 203b: but esp. of mutes, τὰ ἄφθογγα καὶ ἄ. Id. Phlb. 18c, cf. Cra. 424c; opp. ἡμίφωνα, Arist. Po. 1456b28, cf. Phld. Po. 2.16, Herc. 994.28, D.H. Comp. 14, D.T. 631.20, S.E. M. 1.102.

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