δήλως

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From δῆλος (dêlos) +‎ -ως (-ōs).

Adverb

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δήλως (dḗlōs)

  1. Clearly, obviously
    • 2022 May 18, Seumas Macdonald, chapter 5, in Linguae Graecae Per Se Illustrata[1]:
      Τροχίλος· ἀλλὰ, ἐκ τίνος τῶν ἀγρῶν ἔρχῃ, ὦ φίλε;
      Ἄγγελος· δήλως, ἐκ τῶν ἀγρῶν τοῦ Γρηγορίου, τοῦ κῡρίου μου.
      Trokhílos; allà, ek tínos tôn agrôn érkhēi, ô phíle?
      Ángelos; dḗlōs, ek tôn agrôn toû Grēgoríou, toû kūríou mou.
      Trokhilos: But, out of which fields is he coming out of, O friend?
      Messenger: Obviously, out of the fields of my master Gregorios.