ἄφαρ
καὶ κεραμεὺς κεραμεῖ κοτέει καὶ τέκτονι τέκτων, καὶ πτωχὸς πτωχῷ φθονέει καὶ ἀοιδὸς ἀοιδῷ → and potter is ill-disposed to potter, and carpenter to carpenter, and the beggar is envious of the beggar, the singer of the singer
English (LSJ)
[ᾰφ], poet. Adv.
A straightway, forthwith, in Hom. mostly at the beginning of a clause, with δέ following, ἄ. δ' ἤμυσε καρήατι Il.19.405, cf. Od.2.95: without δέ, thereupon, after that, Il.11.418. 2 suddenly, quickly, ἄ. κεραοὶ τελέθουσι Od.4.85: strengthd., ἄ. αὐτίκα Il. 23.593; πέμπε δράκοντας ἄ. Pi.N.1.40, cf. 10.63, Pae.6.81, Emp.35.6, 110.8.—Rare in Trag., A.Pers.469; ἄ. βέβακε S.Tr.133,529, cf. E. IT1274 (lyr. exc. in A. l. c.): also in later Ep. as A.R.2.539, etc. 3 intens., very, Il.17.417, Od.2.169. II in Thgn.716 as if Adj., swift, fleet (cf. ἀφάρτερος) , παῖδες Βορέω τῶν ἄφαρ εἰσὶ πόδες.
