LOGOI

The corpus record

ζοφ-όω

zophoo

darken, to be, become dark

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What it meant — LSJ

darken, to be, become dark

darken, Hld. 2.15:—Pass., to be or become dark, γήρᾳ κανθὸν ἐζοφωμένος AP 6.92 (Phil.); τὴν ὄψιν ἐζοφωμένος Ps.-Luc. Philopatr. 4.

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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