φανός

phanos

shining, radiant

Appears 8 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Republic 6
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Book V 2
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478c14
479d1
Book VII 4
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518c9
532c7
518a6
518a8
Philebus 1
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16c7
Symposium 1
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197a5

Dictionary (LSJ)

φανός, ή, όν, (contr. fr. φαεινός) A. light, bright, Parm. 8.41, Phryn. Com.93; ἅμα φανοτάτῳ τινὶ πυρί Pl. Phlb. 16c; ἵνα ὡς φανότατον ᾖ τὸ ἔσω X. Cyn. 10.7; τὸ φ. brightness, light, ib.5.18; στρέφειν πρὸς τὸ φ. ἐκ τοῦ σκοτώδους Pl. R. 518c, cf. 478c (Comp.); φανά τε καὶ καλά ib.506d, cf. Phld. Po. 2.45; φανότατος ἀήρ Gal. 18(2).285; τοῖς φανοτάτοις θεῶν Ἡλίῳ καὶ Σελήνῃ Hld. 10.4. 2. of garments, washed clean, χλαῖνα Ar. Ach. 845 (lyr.); σισύρα Id. Ec. 347. 3. bright, joyous, φαναῖς ἐν εὐφροσύναις A. Pr. 538 (lyr.); φ. βίον διάγειν Pl. Phdr. 256d. 4. conspicuous, ἐλλόγιμος καὶ φ. Id. Smp. 197a. 5. Adv. -νῶς clearly: Comp. φανότερον Jul. Or. 4.145b; Sup. φανότατα, Luc. Hist.Conscr. 44. II. Φᾶνος, ὁ (properisp., cf. Hdn.Gr.1.175), name of a συκοφάντης, Ar. Eq. 1256.

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