περίφρων

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From περῐ- (perĭ-, “beyond”) +‎ -φρων (-phrōn, suffix for adjectives relating to the mind or emotions).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

περῐ́φρων • (perĭ́phrōn) m or f (neuter —); third declension

  1. (Homeric epithet of Penelope and other women) having very good sense, wise, sagacious, prudent
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 1.328–329:
      τοῦ δ’ ὑπερωϊόθεν φρεσὶ σύνθετο θέσπιν ἀοιδὴν
      κούρη Ῑ̓καρίοιο, περίφρων Πηνελόπεια:
      toû d’ huperōïóthen phresì súntheto théspin aoidḕn
      koúrē Īkaríoio, períphrōn Pēnelópeia:
      From upstairs, she listened in her mind to [the singer's] inspired song:
      Ikarius's girl, prudent Penelope.
  2. (later) excessively confident, haughty

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ, ἡ περῐ́φρων; τοῦ, τῆς περῐ́φρονος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ, ἡ περῐ́φρων
ho, hē perĭ́phrōn 		τὼ περῐ́φρονε
tṑ perĭ́phrone 		οἱ, αἱ περῐ́φρονες
hoi, hai perĭ́phrones
Genitive τοῦ, τῆς περῐ́φρονος
toû, tês perĭ́phronos 		τοῖν περῐφρόνοιν
toîn perĭphrónoin 		τῶν περῐφρόνων
tôn perĭphrónōn
Dative τῷ, τῇ περῐ́φρονῐ
tōî, tēî perĭ́phronĭ 		τοῖν περῐφρόνοιν
toîn perĭphrónoin 		τοῖς, ταῖς περῐ́φροσῐ / περῐ́φροσῐν
toîs, taîs perĭ́phrosĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν, τὴν περῐ́φρονᾰ
tòn, tḕn perĭ́phronă 		τὼ περῐ́φρονε
tṑ perĭ́phrone 		τοὺς, τᾱ̀ς περῐ́φρονᾰς
toùs, tā̀s perĭ́phronăs
Vocative περῐ́φρον
perĭ́phron 		περῐ́φρονε
perĭ́phrone 		περῐ́φρονες
perĭ́phrones
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

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