σάφα
Ἰατρὸς ἀδόλεσχος ἐπὶ τῇ νόσῳ νόσος → Medicus loquax, secundus aegro morbus est → Ein Arzt, der schwätzt, verdoppelt nur der Krankheit Last
English (LSJ)
[σᾰ], poet. Adv. of σαφής,
A clearly, plainly, assuredly, in Hom. esp. with Verbs of knowing, most freq. σάφα οἶδα, σάφα εἰδώς, etc., like εὖ οἶδα, εὖ εἰδώς, etc., to know assuredly, of a surety, followed by interrog., Il.2.192, 252, al.; by εἰ, 5.183; c. acc. and interrog. clause, Od.17.373; abs., 2.108; c. gen., ὃς σάφα θυμῷ εἰδείη τεράων Il.12.228, cf. Od.1.202; c. inf., Il.15.632; freq. in Trag., σάφ' οἶδα, σάφ' ἴσθι, etc., A.Supp.740, Pers.337, etc.; Com., σάφ' ἴσθι ὅτι Ar. Pl.889; less freq. in Prose, Antipho 6.18, X.Cyr.4.5.21; also ἐπιστάμεναι σ. θυμῷ Od.4.730; σ. ἐπίστασθαι Hp.Art.64; σ. δαείς Pi.O. 7.91: also with Verbs of speaking, clearly or with certainty, σ. εἰπεῖν Od.2.31, Pi.O.8.46; σ. φράζειν Hp.Acut.3; μυθήσασθαι Theoc.25.198; σ. εἰπεῖν speak truly, opp. ψεύδεσθαι, Il.4.404.
