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ἀναφής

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀναφής ἀναφές

Structure: ἀναφη (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: a(fh/

Sense

  1. not to be touched, impalpable

Examples

  • αὐτοὶ δὲ σώματα μὲν οὐκ ἔχουσιν, ἀλλ’ ἀναφεῖσ καὶ ἄσαρκοί εἰσιν, μορφὴν δὲ καὶ ἰδέαν μόνην ἐμφαίνουσιν, καὶ ἀσώματοι ὄντεσ ὅμωσ συνεστᾶσιν καὶ κινοῦνται καὶ φρονοῦσι καὶ φωνὴν ἀφιᾶσιν, καὶ ὅλωσ ἐοίκε γυμνή τισ ἡ ψυχὴ αὐτῶν περιπολεῖν τὴν τοῦ σώματοσ ὁμοιότητα περικειμένη· (Lucian, Verae Historiae, book 2 12:2)

Synonyms

  1. not to be touched

Similar forms

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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