sápha

sáph--a

From σᾰ́φ- (sáph-), the root of σαφής (saphḗs, “clear”), + -ᾰ (-a, adverbial suffix).

Von σᾰ́φ- sáph-, der Wurzel von σαφḗs, „klar“), + -ᾰ -a, Adverbialsuffix.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /sá.pʰa/ → /ˈsa.ɸa/ → /ˈsa.fa/

Adverb

σάφα • (sápha)(Epic, Attic)

1. clearly, obviously, assuredly [ quotations ▼]

Usage notes

Often used with verbs of knowing, such as οἶδα (oîda).

References

• “σάφα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press