whisper

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

substantive

murmur: P. and V. ψόφος, ὁ.

in a whisper, in a low voice: use P. and V. σιγῇ, V. σῖγα.

not even a whisper: Ar. and P. οὐδὲ γρῦ; see not a word, under word.

verb transitive

Ar. and P. ψιθυρίζειν (acc. or absol.).

Absol. murmur: P. and V. ψοφεῖν; see murmur.

whisper to: Ar. ἐντρυλλίζειν (dat.) (Thesmophoriazusae 341).

he said something stooping to whisper: P. ἔλεγεν ἄττα προσκεκυφώς (Plato, Republic 449B).

ever whispering in your ear words to embitter you: V. εἰς οὖς ἀεὶ πέμπουσα μύθους ἐπὶ τὸ δυσμενέστερον (Euripides, Orestes 616).

I would fain whisper the words to you: V. ἐς οὖς γὰρ τοὺς λόγους εἰπεῖν θέλω (Euripides, Ion, 1521).

he whispered in the ears of each words of estrangement: V. εἰς οὖς ἑκάστῳ δυσμενεῖς ηὔδα λόγους (Euripides, Andromache 1091).