καταφάνεια
Ὥσπερ αὐτοῦ τοῦ ἡλίου μὴ ὄντος καυστικοῦ, ἀλλ' οὔσης ζωτικῆς καὶ ζωοποιοῦ θέρμης ἐν αὐτῷ καὶ ἀπλήκτου, ὁ ἀὴρ παθητικῶς δέχεται τὸ ἀπ' αὐτοῦ ϕῶς καὶ καυστικῶς· οὕτως οὖν ἁρμονίας οὔσης ἐν αὐτοῖς τινὸς καὶ ἑτέρου εἴδους ϕωνῆς ἡμεῖς παθητικῶς ἀκούομεν → Just as although the Sun itself does not cause burning but has a heat in it that is life-giving, life-engendering, and mild, the air receives light from it by being affected and burned, so also although there is a certain harmony and a different kind of voice in them, we hear it by being affected.
English (LSJ)
[ᾰν], ἡ,
A clearness, κ. καὶ γαλήνη Plu.2.914f. II manifestness, κ. ποιεῖν ἐν τοῖς λόγοις ib.715f.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
καταφάνεια: ἡ, τὸ καθαρῶς φαίνεσθαι, ἐνάργεια, διαφάνεια, διαύγεια, Πλούτ. 2. 914F· διαύγειαν καὶ κ. ταῖς ὄψεσι διδόντες 915F·- σαφήνεια, τὸ κατάδηλον ἤθους καὶ πάθους, κ. ποιεῖν ἐν τοῖς λόγοις, = πᾶν ἦθος καταφανὲς ποιεῖν ὁ αὐτ. 715F.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ας (ἡ) :
clarté, transparence.
Étymologie: καταφανής.
