φρόνησις
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From φρονέω (phronéō, “to think”) + -σις (-sis); the former from φρήν (phrḗn, “mind”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /pʰró.nɛː.sis/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈpʰro.ne̝.sis/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈɸro.ni.sis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈfro.ni.sis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈfro.ni.sis/
Noun
φρόνησῐς • (phrónēsĭs) f (genitive φρονήσεως); third declension
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ φρόνησῐς hē phrónēsĭs |
τὼ φρονήσει tṑ phronḗsei |
αἱ φρονήσεις hai phronḗseis | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς φρονήσεως tês phronḗseōs |
τοῖν φρονησέοιν toîn phronēséoin |
τῶν φρονήσεων tôn phronḗseōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ φρονήσει tēî phronḗsei |
τοῖν φρονησέοιν toîn phronēséoin |
ταῖς φρονήσεσῐ / φρονήσεσῐν taîs phronḗsesĭ(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν φρόνησῐν tḕn phrónēsĭn |
τὼ φρονήσει tṑ phronḗsei |
τᾱ̀ς φρονήσεις tā̀s phronḗseis | ||||||||||
| Vocative | φρόνησῐ phrónēsĭ |
φρονήσει phronḗsei |
φρονήσεις phronḗseis | ||||||||||
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Related terms
- αὐτοφρόνησις (autophrónēsis)
- καταφρόνησις (kataphrónēsis)
- περιφρόνησις (periphrónēsis)
- συμφρόνησις (sumphrónēsis)
- ὑπερφρόνησις (huperphrónēsis)
- φιλοφρόνησις (philophrónēsis)
Descendants
Further reading
- “φρόνησις”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “φρόνησις”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- φρόνησις in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- G5428 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- ability idem, page 2.
- arrogance idem, page 41.
- astuteness idem, page 48.
- breadth idem, page 94.
- capacity idem, page 111.
- common-sense idem, page 148.
- conceit idem, page 154.
- consciousness idem, page 162.
- contempt idem, page 167.
- contemptuousness idem, page 167.
- determination idem, page 219.
- discernment idem, page 229.
- discretion idem, page 231.
- discrimination idem, page 232.
- disdainfulness idem, page 232.
- genius idem, page 357.
- grasp idem, page 370.
- grip idem, page 374.
- insight idem, page 444.
- intelligence idem, page 448.
- intention idem, page 449.
- mind idem, page 530.
- observation idem, page 567.
- part idem, page 593.
- perception idem, page 607.
- presence idem, page 636.
- pride idem, page 640.
- prudence idem, page 655.
- purpose idem, page 659.
- resolve idem, page 702.
- sagacity idem, page 731.
- scorn idem, page 740.
- sense idem, page 752.
- shrewdness idem, page 771.
- talent idem, page 854.
- thought idem, page 868.
- thoughtfulness idem, page 868.
- understanding idem, page 913.
- vanity idem, page 943.
- will idem, page 979.
- wisdom idem, page 982.
- wit idem, page 983.