κωφάω

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Ἔοικα γοῦν τούτου γε σμικρῷ τινι αὐτῷ τούτῳ σοφώτερος εἶναι, ὅτι ἃ μὴ οἶδα οὐδὲ οἴομαι εἰδέναι → I seem, then, in just this little thing to be wiser than this man at any rate, that what I do not know I do not think I know either

Plato, Apology 21d
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Full diacritics: κωφάω Medium diacritics: κωφάω Low diacritics: κωφάω Capitals: ΚΩΦΑΩ
Transliteration A: kōpháō Transliteration B: kōphaō Transliteration C: kofao Beta Code: kwfa/w

English (LSJ)

(κωφός) A make dumb, silence, πᾶσαν ἰωήν Opp.C.3.286:— Pass., grow dumb or deaf, become stupid, ὑπ' ἀπαιδευσίας κεκωφημένος Clearch.6. II generally, maim, injure, Hsch.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1547] stumm machen, übertäuben; τύμπανα σιγάζει κώφησέ τε πᾶσαν ἰωήν Opp. Cyn. 3, 286; – taub machen, betäuben; τὸν ὑπ' ἀπαιδευσίας κεκωφημένον τῶν ὤτων ἐξελκύσας Clearch. bei Ath. XII, 516 b. – Auch κωφέω, Hesych.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

κωφάω: μέλλ. –ήσω, (κωφὸς) κάμνω τινὰ νὰ σιωπήσῃ, δι’ ἰσχυρῶν κραυγῶν καταπνίγω τὴν φωνὴν αὐτοῦ, Ὀππ. Κ. 3. 286. ― Παθ. γίνομαι βωβὸς ἢ κωφός, γίνομαι βλάξ, ὑπ’ ἀπαιδευσίας Κλέαρχ. παρ’ Ἀθην. 516Β. ΙΙ. καθόλου, ἀμβλύνω, βλάπτω, Ἡσύχ. πρβλ. Pors. Or. 1279.