1. silence , (Sophocles Tragicus), etc.; σιωπὴν ποιεῖν (Xenophon Historicus); ἦν ς. there was a hush or calm , (Sophocles Tragicus) 2. the habit of silence , (Demosthenes Orator) 3. dative σιωπῇ as adverb, in silence , (Homer), attic derivation uncertain (ML)
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G9090 — σιωπή
siōpē · silence · Greek