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διαφαν-ής

diaphanes

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 14 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

διαφαν-ής · diaphan-ēs — LSJ

translucent, transparent

translucent, transparent, [ὕαλος] Ar. Nu. 767; οὖρα Hp. Aph. 4.72, Epid. 1.4.2 [1.26.βʹ]; ὦτα Id. Coac. 188; ὑδάτια Pl. Phdr. 229b; χιτώνια Ar. Lys. 48; χιτωνάριον Men. 727, cf. IG 5(1).1390.16,21; τὸ δ. Arist. de An. 418b4, al.

2 red-hot

red-hot, Hdt. 2.9, 4.73, 75, Hp. Art. 11.

II manifest, distinct, distinctly seen

metaph., manifest, τάδʼ ἤδη διαφανῆ S. OT 754; distinct, distinctly seen, φλέβες Hp. Epid. 6.3.17; εἶδος δ. Pl. R. 544c, 548c (Sup.). Adv. -νῶς Th. 2.65, X. An. 6.1.24: Sup. -έστατα D.C. 37.46.

2 conspicuous

conspicuous, ἐν τοῖς ἄλλοις Pl. R. 600b; εἰς ἅπαντας ἀνθρώπους ἀρετῇ Id. Ti. 25b.

III talc

Subst. δ., τό, talc, Gal. 13.663, Orib. Fr. 99.

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Where it came from

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