σιγῇ

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /siː.ɡɛ̂ːi̯/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /siˈɡe̝/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /siˈʝi/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /siˈʝi/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /siˈʝi/

Noun

σῑγῇ • (sīgêi)

dative singular of σῑγή (sīgḗ)

Adverb

σῑγῇ • (sīgêi)

silently
Synonyms: ἀκήν (akḗn), σιωπῇ (siōpêi)
- 428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Cr. 43b:
  Σωκράτης: ἄρτι δὲ ἥκεις ἢ πάλαι;
  Κρίτων: ἐπιεικῶς πάλαι.
  Σωκράτης: εἶτα πῶς οὐκ εὐθὺς ἐπήγειράς με, ἀλλὰ σιγῇ παρακάθησαι;
  Sōkrátēs: árti dè hḗkeis ḕ pálai?
  Krítōn: epieikôs pálai.
  Sōkrátēs: eîta pôs ouk euthùs epḗgeirás me, allà sigêi parakáthēsai?
  Socrates: Did you arrive just now or a while ago?
  Crito: Quite a while ago.
  Socrates: Then why didn't you wake me immediately, instead of sitting by me silently?

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