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|Definition=poet. <span class="bibl">2</span> aor. Pass. <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> προφάνη <span class="bibl">B.5.77</span>:—<b class="b2">bring to light, show forth, manifest</b>, τοῖσι θεοὶ τέραα προὔφαινον <span class="bibl">Od.12.394</span>; <b class="b3">οὐρανῷ σκέλη π</b>. [[let]] them [[be seen]], <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">El.</span>753</span>; <b class="b3">ὡς τέρατα π</b>. <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">CP</span>2.17.4</span>; [[display]], τὰς πορφυρίδας <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Nigr.</span>21</span>: metaph., <b class="b3">Ἀχιλεὺς . . Αἴγιναν π</b>. [[brought]] it [[into light]], [[made]] it [[illustrious]], <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">I.</span>8(7).61</span>:—Pass., <b class="b2">to be shown forth, come to light, appear</b>, <b class="b3">προὐφαίνετο πᾶσα [νηῦς</b>] <span class="bibl">Od.13.169</span>; προφάνητε Κάστορ καὶ Πολύδευκες Alc.<span class="title">Supp.</span>12.3, cf.Hp.Aër.8, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Superf.</span> 4</span>, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ant.</span>1149</span> (lyr.), <span class="bibl"><span class="title">OT</span>163</span> (lyr.), <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Hipp.</span>1228</span>; <b class="b3">ψυχὰ προφάνη Μελεάγρου</b> B.l.c.; <b class="b3">προπέφανται ἅπαντα</b> [[is]] all [[open to view]], <span class="bibl">Il.14.332</span>; <b class="b3">ἱππέων τάξις μεγάλη ἐν τῷ πεδίῳ π</b>. <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>6.3.12</span>: c. inf., <b class="b3">οὐδὲ προὐφαίνετ' ἰδέσθαι</b> [[there was]] not [[light enough]] for us to see, <span class="bibl">Od.9.143</span>: aor. part. Pass. <b class="b3">προφᾰνείς, εῖσα</b>, [[coming forward and appearing]], <span class="bibl">24.160</span>; <b class="b3">προφανέντε</b> (v.l. [[-είσα]]) ἀνὰ πτολέμοιο γεφύρας <span class="bibl">Il.8.378</span>; <b class="b3">ἐς πόλεμον, ἐς πεδίον προφανέντε</b>, <span class="bibl">17.487</span>, <span class="bibl">24.332</span>; ὥς τις ἀφ' αἵματος ὑμετέρου προφανεῖσα <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OC</span>246</span> (anap.); [[appear]] to the mind, <b class="b3">ἄτοπα π</b>. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Chrm.</span> 172e</span>; <b class="b3">πολλά γέ μοι π. τοιαῦτα πρὸ τῆς ψυχῆς</b> [[dawn upon]], <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Hp.Ma.</span> 300c</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">303c</span>; of sound, [[to be plainly heard]], προὐφάνη κτύπος <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ph.</span> 202</span>; δεινὰ προὐφάνη λέγων <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">OT</span>790</span> (sed leg. <b class="b3">προὔφηνεν</b>). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">show forth by word, indicate</b> or [[declare]], οὔτε μείζον' οὔτ' ἐλάσσονα <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Tr.</span>324</span>; <b class="b3">οἱ ἐφ' ἑκάστης μαντείας προφαινόμενοι θεοί</b> [[indicated]] by the oracle, <span class="bibl">D. 21.54</span>; ὁ νῦν π. λόγος <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>545b</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> = [[προτίθημι]] <span class="bibl">1.3</span>, [[offer]], ἆθλα <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>2.1.23</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> [[show beforehand]], [[foreshow]], esp. of oracles and divine revelations, <span class="bibl">Hdt.7.37</span>, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Tr.</span>849</span> (lyr.), <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>4.5.15</span>; <b class="b3">π. πολὺν καρπόν</b> [[have a]] great [[promise]] of fruit, <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">HP</span>4.14.9</span>: folld. by a relat. clause, ὁ δαίμων π. ὡς αὐτὸς μὲν τελευτήσειν . . μέλλοι <span class="bibl">Hdt. 1.210</span>; <b class="b3">ὅκως στρατιὴν πέμψεις... οὐ προφαίνεις</b> [[holdest out]] no [[hope]] that... <span class="bibl">Id.7.161</span>: c. inf., τόν μοι ὁ δαίμων π. ἐν τῇ ὄψει ἐπαναστήσεσθαι <span class="bibl">Id.3.65</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> seemingly intr. (the cogn. acc. <b class="b3">φάος</b> or <b class="b3">φῶς</b> being understood), [[give forth light]], [[shine forth]], οὐδὲ σελήνη οὐρανόθεν προὔφαινε <span class="bibl">Od.9.145</span>, cf. Antioch.Astr. in <span class="title">Cat.Cod.Astr.</span>1.110; [[hold a light before]] one, <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Cic.</span>22</span>; of a torch, λύχνου -φαίνοντος <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Sol.</span>21</span>; <b class="b3">ὁ προφαίνων</b> [[torch-bearer]], <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Cat.Mi.</span>41</span>.</span>