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ἡμίφωνος

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Menander, Monostichoi, 405
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Full diacritics: ἡμίφωνος Medium diacritics: ἡμίφωνος Low diacritics: ημίφωνος Capitals: ΗΜΙΦΩΝΟΣ
Transliteration A: hēmíphōnos Transliteration B: hēmiphōnos Transliteration C: imifonos Beta Code: h(mi/fwnos

English (LSJ)

ον,

   A half-pronounced, λέξις Aristaenet.1.10.    2 Subst. ἡμίφωνον, τό, a semi-vowel, as ρ ς, Arist.Po.1456b27, Phld.Po.2.16, D.H.Comp.14, D.T.631.16, etc.    II half able to speak, Gal.UP6.3; half-vocal, of certain signs of the Zodiac, Cat.Cod.Astr.1.166, Vett.Val.5.24:—hence ἡμι-φωνία, ἡ, Steph.in Hp.1.184D.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1171] halbtönend, Halbvocal (σ, ρ), Arist. poet. 20; B. A. 631; – λέξις, halb ausgesprochen, Aristaen. 1, 10.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἡμίφωνος: -ον, κατὰ τὸ ἥμισυ προφερόμενος, Ἀρισταίν. 1. 10· - ἡμίφωνον, τό, τὸ ἡμίσειαν φωνὴν ἔχον, «ἔστι δὲ φωνῆεν μὲν ἄνευ προσβολῆς ἔχον φωνὴν ἀκουστήν, οἷον τὸ α καὶ τὸ ω, ἡμίφωνον δὲ τὸ μετὰ προσβολῆς ἔχον φωνὴν ἀκουστήν, οἷον τὸ σ καὶ τὸ ρ» Ἀριστ. Ποιητ. 20, 3· -φωνία Ἀν. Ὀξ. 3. 87 πρβλ. φωνήεις.