About Report a problem

Menu

περίφρων

περίφρων, very thoughtful, very careful, notable

Could not find περίφρονες in Logeion dictionaries.

περίφρονες masculine nominative plural, feminine nominative plural of περίφρων

See περίφρονες in Morpho

περίφρων, ονος, ὁ, ἡ, voc. περίφρον Od. 16.435, etc., but=nom., 19.357, 21.381: (φρήν):—
  • very thoughtful, very careful, freq. in Od. of Penelope, 16.435, al.; of other women, 11.345, 19.357, once in Il., 5.412, Theoc. 3.45; also of Hephaestus, first in Hes. Sc. 297, 313; τέκνα Id. Th. 894; artful, crafty, θήρη Opp. H. 3.205.
    • II haughty, overweening, A. Supp. 757 (lyr.); περίφρονα δʼ ἔλακες Id. Ag. 1426 (lyr.).
      • 2 c. gen., despising, τῶν παθῶν LXX 4 Ma. 8.28.

Saved

Recent