πιφαύσκω

A. πιφαυσκέμεν Od. 11.442:—Ep.and Lyr. Verb (used also by A. in Act., v.infr.), make manifest, tell of, ἵπποι οὓς νῶϊν πίφαυσκε Δόλων Il. 10.478; ἕκαστα λέγων ἑτάροισι πίφαυσκον Od. 12.165; θέσφατα π., ὅσα μήδεται . . Ζεύς h.Merc. 540; μειλίγματα βροτοῖς πιφαύσκων εἶπε A. Ch. 279; proclaim, γᾷ ἐπισκήπτων πιφαύσκω B. 5.42: metaph., λαμπτὴρ ἡμερήσιον φάος πιφαύσκων showing forth, A. Ag. 23; τιάρας φάλαρον π. exhibiting, Id. Pers. 662 (lyr.) : abs, ῥοίζησεν δ’ ἄρα πιφαύσκων Διομήδεϊ making signal, Il. 10.502.

2. declare, utter, μηδ’ οἱ μῦθον . . πιφαυσκέμεν Od. 11.442; ἔπος πάντεσσι π. 22.131; πείρατα μύθων Emp. 17.15.

3. c. acc. et inf., tell one to do, A. Eu. 620.

II. Med., make manifest, show, ἀνθρώποισι π. τὰ ἃ κῆλα Il. 12.280, cf. 21.333; make known, disclose, ἀλλά τοι ἄλλον φῶτα π. Od. 15.518; οἷα Ζεὺς κακὰ ἔργα π. Il. 15.97, cf. 16.12, Od. 2.32,162, Hes. Th. 655; ἄσχετα ἔργα πιφαύσκετο δημοτ έροισιν A.R. 3.606.

III. later Pass., have told one, learn about, c. acc., Nic. Th. 411, 637,725. [In Ep. πι- metri gr. in the first half of a hexam., Il. 10.478,502, 18.500, h.Merc. 540; in the latter half πι- (so always in Med.).]