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φων-ή,ἡ,
A. sound, tone,prop.,the sound of the voice,whether of men or animals with lungs and throat ( ἡ φωνὴ ψόφος τίς ἐστιν ἐμψύχου
Arist. de An. 420b5
, cf. 29 , HA 535a27 , PA 664b1 ); opp.φθόγγος(v. φθόγγος
11
):
I. mostly of human beings,speech, voice, utterance,
φ. ἄρρηκτος
Il. 2.490
; ἀτειρέα φ.
17.555
;φ. δέ οἱ αἰθέρ' ἵκανεν,of Ajax' battle-cry,
15.686 ; of the battle-cryof an army, Τρώων καὶ Ἀχαιῶν . . φ. δεινὸν ἀϋσάντων
14.400
: pl., of thecriesof market-people, X. Cyr. 1.2.3 ; ὁ τόνος τῆς φ.
Id. Cyn. 6.20
Close Browse lexicon entries , D. 18.280 , Aeschin. 3.209 ;ὀξεῖα, βαρυτέρα, λεία, τραχεῖα φ.,
Id. Eq. 218 , 638 : with Verbs, φωνὴν ῥῆξαι
, Ar. Nu. 357 (anap.); φ. ἱέναι
, 4.23 , Pl. Phdr. 259d , etc.; φ. ἥσει
; φωνῇ with his voice, aloud,
, Pi. P. 9.29 ; εἶπε τῇ φωνῇ τὰ ἀπόρρητα
Anon. Geog.Epit. 1p.488M.
Luc. Nigr. 14 ;ἀπὸ φωνῆς,c. gen.,dictatedby . . , Choerob. in Thd. 1.103 tit., Marin.
p.234 M., Olymp. in Grg. p.1 N., Pall. in Hp. 2.1
D. : pl.,αἱ φ.thenotes of the voice,
Pl. Grg. 474e ; σχήμασι καὶ φωναῖς
: prov.,φωνῇ ὁρᾶν,of a blind man, S. OC 138 (anap.);πᾶσαν, τὸ λεγόμενον, φ. ἱέντα,i.e. using every effort, Pl. Lg. 890d , cf. Euthd. 293a ; πάσας ἀφιέναι φωνάς
, D. 18.195 ; φωνὰς ἀπρεπεῖς προί̈εντο
2. thecryof animals, as of swine, dogs, oxen, Od. 10.239 , 12.86 , 396 ; of asses, Hdt. 4.129 ; of the nightingale,song,
Od. 19.521 ; ἄνθρωπος πολλὰς φωνὰς ἀφίησι, τὰ δὲ ἄλλα μίαν
3. any articulate sound,opp. inarticulate noise (ψόφος) , φ. κωκυμάτων
; ὥσπερ φωνῆς οὔσης κατὰ τὸν ἀέρα πολλάκις καὶ λόγου ἐν τῇ φωνῇ
: στοιχεῖόν ἐστι φ. ἀδιαίρετος
; also esp. ofvowelsound,opp. to that of consonants, Pl. Tht. 203b , Arist. HA 535a32 ; in literary criticism, ofsound,opp. meaning, Phld. Po. 5.20 (pl.),
4. ofsoundsmade by inanimate objects, mostly Poet., κερκίδος φ.
(anap.); rare in early Prose, ὀργάνων φωναί
; freq. in LXX , ἡ φ. τῆς σάλπιγγος
;φ. βροντῆςib. Ps. 103(104).7 ; ἡ φ. αὐτοῦ ὡς φ. ὑδάτων πολλῶν
5. generally,sound,defined asἀὴρ πεπληγμένος, πληγὴ ἀέρος,
Zeno Stoic. 1.21 , Chrysipp.ib. 2.43 .
II. faculty of speech, discourse,
; παρέσχε φωνὴν τοῖς ἀφωνήτοις τινά
2. language,hdt. 4.114 , 117 ; φ. ἀνθρωπηί̈η
, cf. E. Or. 1397 (lyr.), Th. 6.5 , 7.57 , X. Cyn. 2.3 , Pl. Ap. 17d , etc.; τῶν βαρβάρων πρὶν μαθεῖν τὴν φ.
; κατὰ τὴν Ἀττικὴν τὴν παλαιὰν φ.
, cf. 330f , etc.; offormulae,
, cf. Sent.Vat. 41 (= Metrod. Fr. 59 ); αἱ σκεπτικαὶ φ.
, cf. Jul. Or. 5.162b , etc.
References Arist. de An. 420b5 29 HA 535a27 PA 664b1 11 Il. 2.490 17.555 15.686 14.400 X. Cyr. 1.2.3 Id. Cyn. 6.20 D. 18.280 Aeschin. 3.209 Pl. Ti. 67b Ar. Nu. 979 Id. Eq. 218 638 Hdt. 1.85 Ar. Nu. 357 Hdt. 2.2 4.23 Pl. Phdr. 259d E. HF 1295 Aeschin. 2.23 X. Mem. 1.4.12 Pl. Prt. 322a Aeschin. 2.157 D. 19.336 Il. 3.161 Pi. P. 9.29 Lys. 6.51 Anon. Geog.Epit. 1p.488M. Luc. Nigr. 14 Choerob. in Thd. 1.103 Marin. Od. 10.239 12.86 396 Hdt. 4.129 Od. 19.521 Arist. Pr. 895a4 S. Ant. 1206 Plot. 6.4.12 Arist. Po. 1456b22 Pl. Tht. 203b Arist. HA 535a32 Phld. Po. 5.20 21 S. Fr. 595 E. Tr. 127 Mnesim. 4.56 Pl. R. 397a LXX LXX Ex. 20.18 Ps. 103(104).7 Apoc. 1.15 Zeno Stoic. 1.21 2.43 S. El. 548 Id. OC 1283 4.114 117 Id. 2.55 A. Ag. 1051 Id. Ch. 563 E. Or. 1397 Th. 6.5 7.57 X. Cyn. 2.3 Pl. Ap. 17d Id. Tht. 163b Id. Cra. 398d 409e Id. Prt. 341b Plu. 2.106b 330f Epicur. Ep. 1p.4U. Sent.Vat. 41 Metrod. Fr. 59 S.E. P. 1.14 Jul. Or. 5.162b LXX Ge. 45.16 Sammelb. 7252.21 Epicur. Sent.Vat. 45 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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