ἀφᾰν-ής, ές, (φαίνομαι)
unseen, especially of the nether world, Ταρτάρου πυθμήν[
Refs 7th c.BC+]; χάσμα ἀ. a
blind pit, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ ἀ. θεός, of Persephone, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ ἀ. πόλος, i. e. the south pole, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
starless, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
2) ἀ. γίγνεσθαι, ={ἀφανίζεσθαι},
disappear, ὑπὸ γῆν[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
disappeared, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; of soldiers
missing after a battle, [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
runaway, absconded, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
2.b) στήλας ἀ. ποιῆσαι
obliterate, [
Refs]
3)
unnoticed, secret, ἀ. νόος ἀθανἁτων[
Refs 6th c.BC+]; ἀ. νεῦμα a
secret sign, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. χωρίον
out of sight, [
Refs]; ἀ. ξιφίδιον
concealed, [
Refs]; δι᾽ ἐπιστολῶν ἀφανῶν
secret or
invisible writings, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]
participle, ἀ. εἶναι ἀπιόντες depart
without being noticed, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; μαντικῇ χρώμενος οὐκ ἀ. ἦν he was
well known to do, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
3.b)
uncertain, doubtful, ἀ. νοῦσοι[
Refs 5th c.BC+]; σὺν ἀφανεῖ λόγῳ on an
uncertain charge, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; μεθέντας τἀφανῆ, opposed to τὸ πρὸς ποσί, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. χάρις a favour
from an unknown hand, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; of what is
beyond the evidence of sense, opposed to φανερόν, ἁρμονίη ἀ. φανερῆς κρείττων[
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν ἀφανεῖ ἔτι κεῖσθαι, ἐν τῷ ἀ. εἶναι, [
Refs]
secretly, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:
neuter plural as
adverb, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]. Regul.
adverb ἀφανῶς[
Refs 5th c.BC+]:
superlative -έστατα[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
4) of persons and things,
unnoticed, obscure, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
5) ἀ. οὐσία
personal property, as money,
which can be secreted and made away with [
Refs] (
real), as land, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to ἐμφανής, [
Refs]; but simply,
concealed, ἀφανῆ καταστῆσαι τὴν οὐσίαν[
Refs 5th c.BC+]