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σιωπάω

σιωπάω, σιωπάω, be silent (verb)

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σιωπῶσʼ present active participle masculine dative plural, present active participle neuter dative plural, present active subjunctive 3rd plural, present active indicative 3rd plural, present active participle feminine nominative singular, present active participle feminine vocative singular 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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