φεῖ , τό , name of the letter φ , Callias ap. Ath. 10.453d , Hellad. ap. Phot. Bibl. 530B. ; φεῖ shd. be restored for φῖ in Pl. Cra. 427a , etc.; a pun on φφ = Φιδίς (leg. Φειδίς ) in AP 7.429 ( Alc.
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φεῖ , τό , name of the letter φ , Callias ap. Ath. 10.453d , Hellad. ap. Phot. Bibl. 530B. ; φεῖ shd. be restored for φῖ in Pl. Cra. 427a , etc.; a pun on φφ = Φιδίς (leg. Φειδίς ) in AP 7.429 ( Alc.
συνεφίαζεν (leg. συνεφηβ-φεί- ): " εἷα " (leg. εἷα ) ἐκάλει , Hsch. συνεφίαζεν(leg.συνεφηβ-φεί-): "εἷα" (leg.εἷα)ἐκάλει, Hsch.
Φ φ, φεῖ (q.v.), τό , indecl. , twenty-first letter of the Ion. alphabet: as a numeral φ́ = 500 , but f' = 500 , 000 . Φ φ, φεῖ(q.v.),τό,indecl., twenty-first letter of the Ion. alphabet: as a numeral
sparing, thrifty, φειδ-ός,ή,όν, A. sparing, thrifty, Com.Adesp. 101 : writtenφιδόςby Call. ( Fr. 460 ) acc. to EM 791.12 (cod. V): Comp. , φειδότερος ἐς τὰ χρήματα Democr. 279 : hence Com.pr.n.Φει
one who works for his living, day-labourer, poor πένης,ητος,ὁ, (πένομαι) A. one who works for his living, day-labourer, poorman, opp.πλούσιος, Democr. 283 ; opp.δυνάμενος, Archyt. 3 ;πτωχοῦ μὲν γὰρ β
poor πένης, ητος, ὁ, (πένομαι) one who works for his living, day-labourer, poor man, opposed to πλούσιος, [[ 3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 283 ] Refs 3rd c.AD+]; opposed to δυνάμενος, [[ 4th c.