ἔφαν
From LSJ
αἰὼν παῖς ἐστι παίζων, πεσσεύων∙ παιδός η βασιληίη → time is a child playing draughts; the kingship is a child's | a life-time is a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | a whole human life-time is nothing but a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | lifetime is a child at play, moving pieces in a game; kingship belongs to the child
English (LSJ)
French (Bailly abrégé)
1ᵉ sg. impf. dor. de φημί;
3ᵉ pl. impf. épq. de φημί.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ἔφᾰν: тж. φάν эол.-ион. (= ἔφασαν) 3 л. pl. impf. к φημί.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἔφᾰν: Αἰολ. καὶ Ἐπικ. ἀντὶ ἔφασαν, ἴδε φημί.
English (Autenrieth)
see φημί.
Greek Monotonic
ἔφᾰν: Αιολ. και Επικ. αντί ἔφασαν, γʹ πληθ. αορ. βʹ του φημί.
