φωνήεις
ὥστε ὁ βίος, ὢν καὶ νῦν χαλεπός, εἰς τὸν χρόνον ἐκεῖνον ἀβίωτος γίγνοιτ' ἂν τὸ παράπαν → and so life, which is hard enough now, would then become absolutely unendurable
English (LSJ)
εσσα, εν, contr. φωνῆς, ῆντος Cratin. in PSI11.1212.13, cf. Hdn.Gr.2.618; Aeol. and Dor. φωνάεις [ᾱ], also in later Prose, as Zeno Stoic.1.41, Plu.Sull.7, S.E.M.1.100, etc.; contr. in pl. φωνᾶντα, Pi.O.2.85:—
A endowed with speech, vocal, ζῴοισιν ἐοικόταφωνήεσσιν Hes. Th.584; τοῦτο γὰρ ἀθάνατον φωνᾶεν ἕρπει Pi.I.4(3).40(58), cf. E.Tr. 440; βέλη (i.e. ἔπη) φωνᾶντα συνετοῖσι Pi.O.2.85; φ. θέατρα Pl.Lg. 701a; ὄχλος Plu.l.c.; φ. ζῷα endowed with speech, X.Mem.2.7.13; opp. ζῷα ψοφητικά, Arist.HA488a32; epith. of certain signs of the Zodiac, Vett.Val.10.19, Cat.Cod.Astr.1.166; τὸ φωνᾶεν the power of speech, Zeno l.c. 2 musical, of the lyre, Sapph.45. 3 of a song, sounding, Pi.O.9.2. 4 clear, λόγος B.14.31. 5 τὰ φωνήεντα (φωνάοντα Mélanges Beyrouth 15.71 (Syria, gem)) vowels, τοῖς ἄλλοις φωνήεσί τε καὶ ἀφώνοις Pl.Cra.393e, cf. IG22.2783.4,17, Phld.Rh.1.163 S., etc.; in full, τὰ φ. γράμματα Aen.Tact.31.30; στοιχεῖα φ. S.E.M.1.100. b consisting of vowels only, of a spell, PMag.Par.1.2634.
