φθέγγομαι, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]:
future φθέγξομαι [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
aorist ἐφθεγξάμην,
Epic dialect and
poetry φθεγξάμην [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
perfect ἔφθεγμαι,
2nd pers. singular ἔφθεγξαι [
Refs 5th c.BC+],
3rd.pers. singular ἔφθεγκται (
transitive) [
Refs 4th c.BC+]: —
utter a sound or
voice, especially
speak loud and clear, frequently in [
Refs 8th c.BC+] (properly of all animals that have lungs, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
I) of the human voice, ἀνθρωπηΐῃ φωνῇ φ. [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; with a
participle expressing the kind of cry, φθέγξομ᾽ ἐγὼν ἰάχουσα [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; also of weak, small voice, φθεγξάμενος ὀλίγῃ ὀπί [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; of the battle-cry, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the recitative of the chorus, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐδ᾽ ἂν φθέγξασθαι δυνηθείη would not be able to
utter a syllable, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἶτα σὺ φθέγγει;
open your mouth? [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; of children just born, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]:—Constr:—with
accusative cognate,
utter, ἔπος [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀράς, λόγους, βλασφημίαν, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τἀληθῆ [
NT+5th c.BC+]: the
person addressed added with a
preposition, φ. εἰς ἡμᾶς [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; later τισί, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ φθεγγόμενον,
absolutely, that
which uttered the sound, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
I.2) of animals, as a horse,
neigh, whinny, [
Refs]; of an eagle,
scream, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a raven,
croak, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; of a fawn,
cry, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]; of birds, opposed to ἄφωνοί εἰσι, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; of worms, φ. οἷον τριγμόν [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; of certain fish, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
I.3) of inanimate things, of a door,
creak, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; of thunder, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; of trumpets, [
Refs]; of the flute, [
Refs 6th c.BC+]; of the lyre, φόρμιγξ φ. ἱρὸν μέλος [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; of an earthen pot, εἴτε ὑγιὲς εἴτε σαθρὸν φ. whether it
rings sound or cracked, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; φ. παλάμῃσι
to clap with the hands, [
Refs 4th c.AD+]
II) ={ὀνομάζω},
to name, call by name, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῷ πλέγματι τούτῳ τὸ ὄνομα ἐφθεγξάμεθα λόγον
gave it the name of λόγος, [
Refs]; φ. γιγνόμενα
speak of things as coming into existence, [
Refs]; καὶ τὸν κύλλαστιν φθέγγου
use the word κ, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; also τῇ δυνάμει ταὐτὸν φ.
have the same
meaning, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
III) with
accusative person,
sing, or
celebrate one
aloud, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; also,
tell of, recount, θεῶν ἔργα [
Refs 6th c.BC+]