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φανός

φανός, light, bright

φανός2, a torch

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φᾱνός, ή, όν, (contr. fr. φαεινός)
  • light, bright, Parm. 8.41, Phryn. Com.93; ἅμα φανοτάτῳ τινὶ πυρί Pl. Phlb. 16c; ἵνα ὡς φανότατον ᾖ τὸ ἔσω X. Cyn. 10.7; τὸ φ. brightness, light, ib. 5.18; στρέφειν πρὸς τὸ φ. ἐκ τοῦ σκοτώδους Pl. R. 518c, cf. 478c (Comp.); φανά τε καὶ καλά ib. 506d, cf. Phld. Po. 2.45; φανότατος ἀήρ Gal. 18(2).285; τοῖς φανοτάτοις θεῶν Ἡλίῳ καὶ Σελήνῃ Hld. 10.4.
      • 2 of garments, washed clean, χλαῖνα Ar. Ach. 845 (lyr.); σισύρα Id. Ec. 347.
      • 3 bright, joyous, φαναῖς ἐν εὐφροσύναις A. Pr. 538 (lyr.); φ. βίον διάγειν Pl. Phdr. 256d.
      • 4 conspicuous, ἐλλόγιμος καὶ φ. Id. Smp. 197a.
      • 5 Adv. -νῶς clearly: Comp. φανότερον Jul. Or. 4.145b; Sup. φανότατα, Luc. Hist.Conscr. 44.
    • II Φᾶνος, ὁ (properisp., cf. Hdn.Gr. 1.175), name of a συκοφάντης, Ar. Eq. 1256.
φᾱνός, ὁ,
  • torch, Ar. Lys. 308; ὑπὸ φανοῦ πορεύεσθαι X. Lac. 5.7; ποῖος φ. τοιοῦτος οἷος ὁ ἥλιος; Alex. 87; distd. from λύχνος, Anaxandr. 48, cf. Phryn. 40; but prob. = λύχνος in UPZ 5.18, 6.15 (ii B. C.), Stud.Pal. 10.251.2 (vi A. D.); μετὰ φανῶν καὶ λαμπάδων Ev.Jo. 18.3, cf. PLond. 3.1159.59 (ii A. D.): the form πᾱνός (prob. a different word) is found in A. Ag. 284, S. Fr. 184, E. Ion 195 (lyr.), Fr. 90, Diph. 6, Men. 62.
    • II φ. ὑελοῦς glass cover, Olymp.Alch. p.75 B.
      • 2 a form of still, Zos.Alch. p.224 B.

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