ἀφύη

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χρώμεθα γὰρ πολιτείᾳ οὐ ζηλούσῃ τοὺς τῶν πέλας νόμους → we live under a form of government which does not emulate the institutions of our neighbours

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Full diacritics: ἀφύη Medium diacritics: ἀφύη Low diacritics: αφύη Capitals: ΑΦΥΗ
Transliteration A: aphýē Transliteration B: aphyē Transliteration C: afyi Beta Code: a)fu/h

English (LSJ)

[ῠ], ἡ (gen. pl. ἀφύων, not ἀφυῶν, Hdn.Gr.1.425.13),

   A small fry of various fishes (cf. ἀφρός III), Epich.60,89,124, Ar.Ach.640, Hices. ap. Ath.7.285b; = μεμβράς, Hsch.; nickname of ἑταίρα, Ath. 13.586b: prov., ἀφύα πῦρ or εἶδε πῦρ ἀ. 'no sooner said than done', Zen.2.32, Eust.1150.40.—Not used in sg. by Att., acc. to Hsch. s.v. ἀφύων τιμή.

German (Pape)

[Seite 415] ἡ, gew. im plur., nach B. A. p. 473 gen. ἀφύων; Sardelle, ἰχθύδιον φαῦλον καὶ λυπρὸν, ἀργυρίζον τῇ χροίᾳ B. A. p. 472; nach Ath. XIII, 586 b λευκαὶ, λεπταὶ, τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς μεγάλους ἔχουσι; eigtl. von ἀφύω. weil man sie aus dem Schlamm entstanden wähnte, Ael. H. A. 2, 22, od. nach Anderen aus Schaum (ἀφρός).