ἀπόφημι
apophemi
speak out, declare flatly
Appears 57 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἀπόφημι, fut. -φήσω: aor. 1 ἀπέφησα Tht. 166a, al.:—Α. speak out, declare flatly or plainly, ἀντικρὺ δʼ ἀπόφημι γυναῖκα μὲν οὐκ ἀποδώσω κτλ. Il. 7.362:—Med., ἀγγελίην ἀπόφασθε 9.422.—In this sense only Ep. II. say no, OC 317, etc. 2. c. acc., deny, οὔτε σὺ φῂς ἃ ἐρωτῶ οὔτε ἀπόφῃς Prt. 360d, cf. Cyr. 6.1.32, APo. 71a14, al.; opp. κατάφημι, Int. 17a31, al.; ἀ. τι κατά τινος, opp. καταφάναι, Metaph. 1007b22; negative, τι Rh. 1412b10, Po. 1457b31; μὴ γεγονέναι Alc. 23.
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