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Λύπης ἰατρός ἐστιν ἀνθρώποις λόγος – For men reason is a healer of grief – Für Menschen ist der Trauer Arzt allein das WortMaeroris unica medicina oratio.

Menander, Sententiae, 452

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substantive

made by any animal: P. and V. φωνή, ἡ, φθόγγος, ὁ (Plat.), φθέγμα, τό (Plat.), V. φθογγή, ἡ, ἠχώ, ἡ; see voice.

inarticulate P. and V. ψόφος, ὁ, ἠχή, ἡ (Plat. but rare P.), Ar. and V. ἠχώ, ἡ.

sound of trumpet: see blare.

loud sound: P. and V. ψόφος, ὁ, ἠχή, ἡ (Plat. but rare P.), κτύπος, ὁ (Plat. and Thuc. but rare P. also Ar.), V. βρόμος, ὁ, δοῦπος, ὁ (also Xen. but rare P.), ἀραγμός, ὁ, ἀράγματα, τά, Ar. also V. πάταγος, ὁ.

of a musical instrument: P. and V. φωνή, ἡ, Ar. and P. κροῦμα, τό.

make a sound, v.: P. and V. ψοφεῖν.

to the sound of: P. and V. ὑπό (gen.) (Thuc. 5, 70).

narrow passage of sea: P. and V. πορθμός ὁ; strait.

verb transitive

a musical instrument: Ar. and P. ψάλλειν; see play.

make to clash: P. and V. συμβάλλειν.

make to sound: V. ἠχεῖν.

sound a person's praises: use praise.

sound (retreat): P. σημαίνειν (acc.); see signal.

the trumpet sounded: P. ἐσάλπιγξε (Xen.), ἐσήμηνε (cf. Euripides, Heracles 830).

make trial of: P. and V. πειρᾶσθαι (gen.). P. διακωδωνίζειν, διακωδωνίζω; see trial.

ring (money): Ar. κωδωνίζειν, κωδωνίζω.

take a sounding: P. καθιέναι (Plat., Phaedo. 112E).

all had been sounded as to their views: P. πάντες ἦσαν ἐξεληλεγμένοι. (Dem. 233).

V. intrans. P. and V. φθέγγεσθαι, V. φωνεῖν, Ar. and V. ἠχεῖν (Plat. but rare P.).

make a noise: P. and V. ψοφεῖν, κτυπεῖν (Plat. but rare P.), ἠχεῖν (Plat. but rare P.), ἐπηχεῖν (Plat. but rare P.), Ar. and V. βρέμειν (Ar. in mid.).

sound (of a trumpet): P. and V. φθέγγεσθαι, P. ἐπιφθέγγεσθαι (Xen.), V. κελαδεῖν (Euripides, Phoenissae 1102).

seem: P. and V. δοκεῖν; see seem.

this sounds like an adsurdity: P. ἔοικε τοῦτο... ἀτόπῳ (Plat., Phaedo, 62C).

adjective

healthy: P. and V. ὑγιής.

safe and sound: P. σῶς καὶ ὑγιής (Thuc.).

of a ship uninjured: P. ὑγιής (Thuc. 8, 107); see uninjured.

vigorous: P. ἰσχυρός.

be sound, v.: Ar. and P. ὑγιαίνειν.

sound in limb and mind: P. ἀρτιμελής τε καὶ ἀρτίφρων (Plat., Rep. 536B).