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σιωπή

siope · ἡ

silence, a hush, calm

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 21 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

σῐωπ-ή · siōp-ē — LSJ

silence, a hush, calm, silence

silence, S. OT 1075, Fr. 928, E. Hipp. 911; σ. ὑπεσημάνθη Th. 6.32; σ. ποιεῖν, ποιεῖσθαι, X. HG 6.3.10, Isoc. 12.234; ἦν σ. there was a hush or calm, S. OC 1623, Aeschin. 2.35: pl., τῶν ἀπειράτων ἄγνωστοι σ. inglorious silence is their lot who make no venture, Pi. I. 4(3).30 (48).

2 the habit of silence

the habit of silence, ἐκ τῆς σ. τὴν τῆς σωφροσύνης δόξαν θηρᾶσθαι D. 61.21, cf. Plu. Aud. 2.39b, etc.

II in silence, without speaking, secretly

dat. σιωπῇ as Adv., in silence, the only case used by Hom., ἀκὴν ἐγένοντο σιωπῇ Il. 3.95, etc.; σ. ἧσο 4.412; ἐπʼ ὀφρύσι νεῦσε σ. made a sign without speaking, 9.620; σ. πίνειν Od. 1.339; σ. πάσχειν ἄλγεα 13.309, cf. Pi. P. 4.57; στῆναι, πορεύεσθαι, καθῆσθαι σ., E. HF 930, X. Cyr. 5.3.43, D. 48.31; secretly, Il. 14.310; σιωπῇ τοῦτʼ ἀκύρωτον μένει E. Ion 801, cf. Ar. Eq. 1212.

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Where it came from

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