ἀφανής

ἀφᾰν-ής, ές, ([etym.] φαίνομαι)

A unseen, esp. of the nether world,

Ταρτάρου πυθμήν Pi.Fr.207

, cf. A.Th.860 (lyr.);

ἀ. κἀν Ἀΐδα δόμῳ φοιτάσῃς Sapph.68

; χάσμα ἀ. a blind pit, Hdt.6.76; ἡ ἀ. θεός, of Persephone, S.OC1556 (lyr.); ὁ ἀ. πόλος, i. e. the south pole, Arist.Cael.285b21, Mu.394b31 (but

ἀ. κόσμος

starless,

Vett.Val.6.22

).

2 ἀ. γίγνεσθαι, = ἀφανίζεσθαι, disappear,

ὑπὸ γῆν Hdt.3.104

, cf. E.IT757, Pl.R.360a; so

ἀ. ἦν

disappeared,

Hdt.7.37

, cf. X.An.1.4.7; of soldiers missing after a battle, Th.2.34; runaway, absconded, PGen.5.4(ii A. D.).

b στήλας ἀ. ποιῆσαι obliterate, SIG38.38 ([place name] Teos).

3 unnoticed, secret,

ἀ. νόος ἀθανἁτων Sol.17

; ἀ. νεῦμα a secret sign, Th.1.134;

ἀ. χωρίον

out of sight,

Id.4.29

, cf. ib.67;

ἀ. ξιφίδιον

concealed,

Id.8.69

; δι' ἐπιστολῶν ἀφανῶν secret or invisible writings, Ph.Bel.102.29: c. part., ἀ. εἶναι ἀπιόντες depart without being noticed, X.An.4.2.4;

ἀ. ὄντες ἠδίκουν Th.1.68

; μαντικῇ χρώμενος οὐκ ἀ. ἦν he was well known to do . . , X.Mem.1.1.2.

b uncertain, doubtful,

ἀ. νοῦσοι Hdt.2.84

; σὺν ἀφανεῖ λόγῳ on an uncertain charge, S.OT657 (lyr.);

ἐν ἀφανεῖ λ. Antipho 5.59

;

μόρος S.OC1682

(lyr.);

ὄνομα E.Tr.1322

(lyr.);

ἐλπίς Th.5.103

;

πρόφασις ἀφανεστάτη λόγῳ Id.1.23

;

οὐκ ἀ. τεκμήρια X. Ages.6.1

; μεθέντας τἀφανῆ, opp. τὸ πρὸς ποσί, S.OT131; ἀ. χάρις a favour from an unknown hand, D.19.240;

ἐς ἀφανὲς τὸν μῦθον ἀνενείκας Hdt.2.23

;

μισῶ μὲν ὅστις τἀφανῆ περισκοπῶν S.Fr.737

;

τὰ ἀ. μεριμνᾶν Ar.Fr.672

;

ὑπὲρ τῶν ἀ. φανεροῖς μαρτυρίοις χρῆσθαι Arist. EN1104a13

; of what is beyond the evidence of sense, opp.

φανερόν, ἁρμονίη ἀ. φανερῆς κρείττων Heraclit.54

, cf. Phld.Sign.1, al.;

τἀφανὲς διὰ τοῦ φαινομένου συλλογίζεσθαι Epicur.Nat.14.4

;

τὸ τῆς τύχης ἀ. οἷ προβήσεται E.Alc.785

;

τὸ ἀ. τοῦ κατορθώσειν Th.2.42

; ἐν ἀφανεῖ ἔτι κεῖσθαι, ἐν τῷ ἀ. εἶναι, Id.1.42, 3.23;

ἐν ἀ. κεκτῆσθαί τι

secretly,

Pl.Lg. 954e

;

ἐκ τοῦ ἀφανοῦς Th.1.51

, 4.96, etc.;

ἐξ ἀ. A.Fr.57.9

, Ar.Ra. 1332: neut. pl. as Adv., E.Hipp.1289 (lyr.). Regul.Adv.

ἀφανῶς Th. 3.43

, etc.: [comp] Sup.

-έστατα X.HG5.1.27

.

4 of persons and things, unnoticed, obscure, E.Tr.1244; also

οὐ γὰρ ἀ. κρινεῖτε τὴν δίκην Th.3.57

;

ἀ. καὶ ταπεινὴ φύσις D.61.35

.

5 ἀ. οὐσία personal property, as money, which can be secreted and made away with (cf.

ἀφανίζω 1.7

), opp. φανερά (real), as land, Lys.32.4, cf. BCH27.219 ([place name] Crete); opp. ἐμφανής, IG12(2).15.8 (Mytil.), SIG554.17; but simply, concealed,

ἀφανῆ καταστῆσαι τὴν οὐσίαν Lys.20.23

: in lit. sense,

ἀ. πλοῦτος Ar. Ec.602

;

πλοῦτος ἀ. ὃν σὺ κατορύξας ἔχεις Men.128.16

.