φή

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably related to Proto-Slavic *bo (“for”). Sometimes considered a suffixless form of φημί (phēmí).[1] This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

 

Conjunction

φή • (phḗ) (Epic)

  1. like, as
    Synonym: ὡς (hōs)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “φή”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1565

Further reading

  • “φή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • φή in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
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