P .
P
P, p, pi` , indecl.: sixteenth letter of Gr. alphabet. As numeral pV = 80, but Ëp = 80,000. p is the tenuis labial mute, related to the medial b and the aspirate f . Changes of p in the Gr. dialects, etc.
1.
p
becomes
f, blevp-w blevf-aron, lavp-tw laf-uvssw
.
2.
in
Aeol.
and
Ion.
, it stands for the asp.
f, ajmpiv
for
ajmfiv, panov"
for
fanov", ajpikevsqai
for
ajfik-
: in
Ion.
it was retained in apostrophé before an aspirate,
ajpÆ hJmw`n, ejpÆ hJmevrhn, uJpÆ uJmw`n
,
etc.
: on the contrary the aspirated form was preferred in
Att.
,
ajsfavrago"
for
ajspavrago", sfovndulo"
for
spovndulo"
.
3. in Ion. Prose, p becomes k in relatives and interrogatives, kw`" o{kw" oJkoi`o" oJkovso" for pw`" o{pw" oJpoi`o" oJpovso" .
4.
in
Aeol.
,
p
is used for
m, o[ppa
for
o[mma, pedav
for
metav
.
5.
in
Aeol.
and
Dor.
,
p
for
t, pevtore"
for
tevssare", pevmpe
for
pevnte
.
6.
sometimes interchanged with
g
, as in
laparov" lagarov", lapavra lagwvn, lavgo"
lepus.
7.
in
Aeol.
and
Ep.
Poetry,
p
is often doubled in relatives, as
o{pph o{ppw" oJppoi`o"
for
o{ph
,
etc.
8.
in Poets,
t
is inserted after
p
, as in
ptovli", ptovlemo"
for
povli", povlemo"
.
pa`
pa` ; Dor. for ph` ; how?
II. pa for ph , anywhere, anyhow.
pagav
pa<Eth>gav , Dor. for phghv .
paggevloio"
pag-gevloio" , on , ( pa`" ) quite ridiculous, Plat.
paggenevth"
pag-genevth" , ou, oJ , father of all; — fem. paggenevteira , mother of all, Anth.
pagglwssiva
pagglwssiva , hJ , wordiness, garrulity, Pind. From pavgglwsso"
pavgglwsso"
pavg-glwsso" or -tto" , on , speaking all tongues.
pageiv"
pa±geiv" , ei`sa, evn , aor. 2 pass. part. of phvgnumi .
pavgen
pavgen , Ep. for ejpavghsan , 3 pl. aor. 2 pass. of phvgnumi .
pagetov"
pa±getov" , oJ , frost, Xen .; cf. pavgo" II .
pagetwvdh"