σάφα
σάφᾰ [σᾰ], poet. Adv. of σαφής,
- clearly, plainly, assuredly, in Hom. esp. with Verbs of knowing, most freq. σάφα οἶδα, σάφα εἰδώς, etc., like εὖ οἶδα, εὖ εἰδώς, etc., to know assuredly, of a surety, followed by interrog., Il. 2.192, 252, al.; by εἰ, 5.183; c. acc. and interrog. clause, Od. 17.373; abs., 2.108; c. gen., ὃς σάφα θυμῷ εἰδείη τεράων Il. 12.228, cf. Od. 1.202; c. inf., Il. 15.632; freq. in Trag., σάφʼ οἶδα, σάφʼ ἴσθι, etc., A. Supp. 740, Pers. 337, etc.; Com., σάφʼ ἴσθι ὅτι Ar. Pl. 889; less freq. in Prose, Antipho 6.18, X. Cyr. 4.5.21; also ἐπιστάμεναι σ. θυμῷ Od. 4.730; σ. ἐπίστασθαι Hp. Art. 64; σ. δαείς Pi. O. 7.91: also with Verbs of speaking, clearly or with certainty, σ. εἰπεῖν Od. 2.31, Pi. O. 8.46; σ. φράζειν Hp. Acut. 3; μυθήσασθαι Theoc. 25.198; σ. εἰπεῖν speak truly, opp. ψεύδεσθαι, Il. 4.404.
σάφα [ᾰᾰ] adv.
1 clairement, manifestement, Il. 2, 192, etc. ; Od. 2, 108, etc. ; σάφ’ οἶδα, Xén. Cyr. 4, 5, 21, je sais très bien ; σάφα εἰπεῖν, Od. 2, 31, etc. dire clairement ||
2 p. suite, franchement : σάφα εἰπεῖν, Od. 4, 404, dire la vérité ||
➳ Rare en prose, Hpc. Art. 829 ; Ant. 143, 32 ; Xén. l. c.
Étym. Étymol. inconnue.
σάφα, poet. adv. zu σαφής, sichtlich, deutlich, verständlich, zuverlässig ; oft bei Hom., der es bes. mit den Zeitwörtern »wissen« vrbdt, am häufigsten σάφα οἶδα, σάφα εἰδώς usw., wie εὖ εἰδέναι, bestimmt, genau wissen ; auch c. gen., ὃς σάφα θυμῷ εἰδείη τεράων, Il. 12.228 ; eben so σάφα ἐπίστασθαι, Od. 4.730 ; δαείς, Pind. Ol. 7.91 ; u. oft Tragg., wie Aesch. Pers. 329, Ag. 1342 ; Soph. El. 662 u. oft ; ὁρᾷς οὐδὲν ὧν δοκεῖς σάφʼ εἰδέναι, Eur. Or. 259, u. öfter ; οἱ σάφʼ εἰδότες, Ar. Th. 596 ; selten in Prosa, σάφʼ ἴσθι Xen. Cyr. 1.6.10, οἶδα 4.5.21 ; – sonst noch σάφα εἰπεῖν, bestimmt, deutlich ansagen, ἀγγελίην, Od. 2.31, auch zuverlässig, wahrhaft sprechen, im Ggstz von ψεύδεσθαι, Il. 4.404 ; εἴπαις, Pind. Ol. 8.46.
σάφα
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In reference to knowledge, with full understanding, clearly, with certainty, well : οὔ πω σ. οἶσθʼ οἷος νόος Ἀτρεΐωνος Il. 2.192. Cf. Il. 2.252, Il. 5.183, Il. 7.226, Il. 12.228, Il. 15.632, Il. 20.201 = 432 : Od. 1.202, Od. 2.108= Od. 24.144, Od. 4.730, Od. 17.153, 307, 373, Od. 24.404.
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In reference to speech, with clearness of exposition, plainly, fully, without concealment : ἀγγελίην, ἥν χʼ ἡμῖν σ. εἴποι Od. 2.31. Cf. Od. 2.43, Od. 17.106.
With certainty or clear knowledge : σ. εἰπέμεν ὁππόθʼ ὄλωλεν Od. 3.89.
App., truly, correctly : μὴ ψεύδεʼ ἐπιστάμενος σ. εἰπεῖν Il. 4.404.
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σᾰφᾰ
- 1clearly εὐθυπορεῖ, σάφα δαεὶς O. 7.90 σάφα εἴπαις O. 8.46 τὺ δὲ σάφα νιν ἔχεις P. 2.57
σάφα (σαφής): clearly, plainly, for certain.
σάφα
poet. adv. of σαφής
- clearly, plainly, assuredly, of a surety, with Verbs of knowing, σάφα οἶδα, σάφα εἰδώς, Hom.; also in Trag., σάφʼ οἶδα, σάφʼ ἴσθι, etc.; σάφʼ ἴσθι, ὅτι . . Ar.; also withVerbs of speaking, σάφα εἰπεῖν Hom., Pind.