ἀφανής

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ές, (φαίνομαι)

   A unseen, esp. of the nether world, Ταρτάρου πυθμήν Pi.Fr.207, cf. A.Th.860 (lyr.); ἀ. κἀν Ἀΐδα δόμῳ φοιτάσῃς Sapph.68; χάσμα ἀ. a blind pit, Hdt.6.76; ἡ ἀ. θεός, of Persephone, S.OC1556 (lyr.); ὁ ἀ. πόλος, i. e. the south pole, Arist.Cael.285b21, Mu.394b31 (but ἀ. κόσμος starless, Vett.Val.6.22).    2 ἀ. γίγνεσθαι, = ἀφανίζεσθαι, disappear, ὑπὸ γῆν Hdt.3.104, cf. E.IT757, Pl.R.360a; so ἀ. ἦν disappeared, Hdt.7.37, cf. X.An.1.4.7; of soldiers missing after a battle, Th.2.34; runaway, absconded, PGen.5.4(ii A. D.).    b στήλας ἀ. ποιῆσαι obliterate, SIG38.38 (Teos).    3 unnoticed, secret, ἀ. νόος ἀθανἁτων Sol.17; ἀ. νεῦμα a secret sign, Th.1.134; ἀ. χωρίον out of sight, Id.4.29, cf. ib.67; ἀ. ξιφίδιον concealed, Id.8.69; δι' ἐπιστολῶν ἀφανῶν secret or invisible writings, Ph.Bel.102.29: c. part., ἀ. εἶναι ἀπιόντες depart without being noticed, X.An.4.2.4; ἀ. ὄντες ἠδίκουν Th.1.68; μαντικῇ χρώμενος οὐκ ἀ. ἦν he was well known to do... X.Mem.1.1.2.    b uncertain, doubtful, ἀ. νοῦσοι Hdt.2.84; σὺν ἀφανεῖ λόγῳ on an uncertain charge, S.OT657 (lyr.); ἐν ἀφανεῖ λ. Antipho 5.59; μόρος S.OC1682 (lyr.); ὄνομα E.Tr.1322 (lyr.); ἐλπίς Th.5.103; πρόφασις ἀφανεστάτη λόγῳ Id.1.23; οὐκ ἀ. τεκμήρια X. Ages.6.1; μεθέντας τἀφανῆ, opp. τὸ πρὸς ποσί, S.OT131; ἀ. χάρις a favour from an unknown hand, D.19.240; ἐς ἀφανὲς τὸν μῦθον ἀνενείκας Hdt.2.23; μισῶ μὲν ὅστις τἀφανῆ περισκοπῶν S.Fr.737; τὰ ἀ. μεριμνᾶν Ar.Fr.672; ὑπὲρ τῶν ἀ. φανεροῖς μαρτυρίοις χρῆσθαι Arist. EN1104a13; of what is beyond the evidence of sense, opp. φανερόν, ἁρμονίη ἀ. φανερῆς κρείττων Heraclit.54, cf. Phld.Sign.1, al.; τἀφανὲς διὰ τοῦ φαινομένου συλλογίζεσθαι Epicur.Nat.14.4; τὸ τῆς τύχης ἀ. οἷ προβήσεται E.Alc.785; τὸ ἀ. τοῦ κατορθώσειν Th.2.42; ἐν ἀφανεῖ ἔτι κεῖσθαι, ἐν τῷ ἀ. εἶναι, Id.1.42, 3.23; ἐν ἀ. κεκτῆσθαί τι secretly, Pl.Lg. 954e; ἐκ τοῦ ἀφανοῦς Th.1.51, 4.96, etc.; ἐξ ἀ. A.Fr.57.9, Ar.Ra. 1332: neut. pl. as Adv., E.Hipp.1289 (lyr.). Regul.Adv. ἀφανῶς Th. 3.43, etc.: Sup. -έστατα X.HG5.1.27.    4 of persons and things, unnoticed, obscure, E.Tr.1244; also οὐ γὰρ ἀ. κρινεῖτε τὴν δίκην Th.3.57; ἀ. καὶ ταπεινὴ φύσις D.61.35.    5 ἀ. οὐσία personal property, as money, which can be secreted and made away with (cf. ἀφανίζω 1.7), opp. φανερά (real), as land, Lys.32.4, cf. BCH27.219 (Crete); opp. ἐμφανής, IG12(2).15.8 (Mytil.), SIG554.17; but simply, concealed, ἀφανῆ καταστῆσαι τὴν οὐσίαν Lys.20.23: in lit. sense, ἀ. πλοῦτος Ar. Ec.602; πλοῦτος ἀ. ὃν σὺ κατορύξας ἔχεις Men.128.16.