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Κηφῆνες

From LSJ

Ποιητὴς, ὁπόταν ἐν τῷ τρίποδι τῆς Μούσης καθίζηται, τότε οὐκ ἔμφρων ἐστίν → Whenever a poet is seated on the Muses' tripod, he is not in his senses

Plato, Laws, 719c
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Full diacritics: Κηφῆνες Medium diacritics: Κηφῆνες Low diacritics: Κηφήνες Capitals: ΚΗΦΗΝΕΣ
Transliteration A: Kēphē̂nes Transliteration B: Kēphēnes Transliteration C: Kifines Beta Code: *khfh=nes

English (LSJ)

οἱ, Cephenes, old name of the Persians, Hdt.7.61.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

Κηφῆνες: οἱ, ἀρχαῖον ὄνομα τῶν Περσῶν, Ἡρόδ. 7. 61.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

Κηφῆνες: οἱ кефены (древнейшее название персов как потомков Кефея) Her.