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πιφαύσκω

πιφαύσκω, to make manifest, declare, tell of

πιφαύσκω, redupl. form of φαυ- (φαϝ-) (v. *φάω), only pres. and impf., Act. and Med.; Ep. inf. πιφαυσκέμεν Od. 11.442:—Ep. and Lyr. Verb (used also by A. in Act., v. infr.),
  • make manifest, tell of, ἵπποι οὓς νῶϊν πίφαυσκε Δόλων Il. 10.478; ἕκαστα λέγων ἑτάροισι πίφαυσκον Od. 12.165; θέσφατα π., ὅσα μήδεται . . Ζεύς h.Merc. 540; μειλίγματα βροτοῖς πιφαύσκων εἶπε A. Ch. 279; proclaim, γᾷ ἐπισκήπτων πιφαύσκω B. 5.42: metaph., λαμπτὴρ ἡμερήσιον φάος πιφαύσκων showing forth, A. Ag. 23; τιάρας φάλαρον π. exhibiting, Id. Pers. 662 (lyr.): abs, ῥοίζησεν δʼ ἄρα πιφαύσκων Διομήδεϊ making signal, Il. 10.502.
      • 2 declare, utter, μηδʼ οἱ μῦθον . . πιφαυσκέμεν Od. 11.442; ἔπος πάντεσσι π. 22.131; πείρατα μύθων Emp. 17.15.
      • 3 c. acc. et inf., tell one to do, A. Eu. 620.
    • II Med., make manifest, show, ἀνθρώποισι π. τὰ ἃ κῆλα Il. 12.280, cf. 21.333; make known, disclose, ἀλλά τοι ἄλλον φῶτα π. Od. 15.518; οἷα Ζεὺς κακὰ ἔργα π. Il. 15.97, cf. 16.12, Od. 2.32, 162, Hes. Th. 655; ἄσχετα ἔργα πιφαύσκετο δημοτέροισιν A.R. 3.606.
    • III later Pass., have told one, learn about, c. acc., Nic. Th. 411, 637, 725. [In Ep. πῑ- metri gr. in the first half of a hexam., Il. 10.478, 502, 18.500, h.Merc. 540; in the latter half πῐ- (so always in Med.).]

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