σοφόν τὸ σαφές
Ancient Greek
Etymology
σοφόν: accusative singular neuter of σοφός, [ellipsis of verb ἐστί (estí, “is”)], τό: nominative singular neuter article, σαφές: nominative singular neuter of σαφής.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /so.pʰón tò sa.pʰés/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /soˈpʰon to saˈpʰɛs/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /soˈɸon to saˈɸes/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /soˈfon to saˈfes/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /soˈfon to saˈfes/
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Phrase
σοφόν τὸ σαφές • (sophón tò saphés)
- wise [is] the precise. Quotation from: Euripides, Orestes, 397 (translation@perseus by Coleridge)
Usage notes
Also in Modern Greek, in monotonic script: σοφόν το σαφές
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