σάφα

A. clearly, plainly, assuredly, in Hom. esp. with Verbs of knowing, most freq. σάφα οἶδα, σάφα εἰδώς, etc., like εὖ οἶδα, εὖ εἰδώς, etc., to know assuredly, of a surety, followed by interrog., Il. 2.192, 252, al.; by εἰ, 5.183; c. acc. and interrog. clause, Od. 17.373; abs., 2.108; c. gen., ὃς σάφα θυμῷ εἰδείη τεράων Il. 12.228, cf. Od. 1.202; c. inf., Il. 15.632; freq. in Trag., σάφ’ οἶδα, σάφ’ ἴσθι, etc., A. Supp. 740, Pers. 337, etc.; Com., σάφ’ ἴσθι ὅτι Ar. Pl. 889; less freq. in Prose, Antipho 6.18, X. Cyr. 4.5.21; also ἐπιστάμεναι ς. θυμῷ Od. 4.730; ς. ἐπίστασθαι Hp. Art. 64; ς. δαείς Pi. O. 7.91: also with Verbs of speaking, clearly or with certainty, ς. εἰπεῖν Od. 2.31, Pi. O. 8.46; ς. φράζειν Hp. Acut. 3; μυθήσασθαι Theoc. 25.198; ς. εἰπεῖν speak truly, opp. ψεύδεσθαι, Il. 4.404.