σοφόν τὸ σαφές

Ancient Greek

Etymology

σοφόν: accusative singular neuter of σοφός, [ellipsis of verb ἐστί (estí, “is”)], τό: nominative singular neuter article, σαφές: nominative singular neuter of σαφής.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /so.pʰón tò sa.pʰés/ → /soˈɸon to saˈɸes/ → /soˈfon to saˈfes/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /so.pʰón tò sa.pʰés/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /soˈpʰon to saˈpʰes/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /soˈɸon to saˈɸes/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /soˈfon to saˈfes/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /soˈfon to saˈfes/

Phrase

σοφόν τὸ σᾰφές • (sophón tò saphés)

1. wise [is] the precise. Quotation from: Euripides, Orestes, 397 (translation@perseus by Coleridge)

Usage notes

Also in Modern Greek, in monotonic script: σοφόν το σαφές