"περίφρων" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Adjective

IPA: /pe.rí.pʰrɔːn/, /peˈri.ɸron/, /peˈri.fron/, /pe.rí.pʰrɔːn/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /peˈri.pʰron/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /peˈri.ɸron/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /peˈri.fron/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /peˈri.fron/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From περῐ- (peri-, “beyond”) + -φρων (-phrōn, suffix for adjectives relating to the mind or emotions). Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*per-|*gʷʰren-|id1=before}}, {{af|grc|περῐ-|-φρων|pos2=suffix for adjectives relating to the mind or emotions|t1=beyond}} περῐ- (peri-, “beyond”) + -φρων (-phrōn, suffix for adjectives relating to the mind or emotions) Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|περῐ́φρων|περῐ́φρονος|form=MF}} Forms: περῐ́φρων [canonical], períphrōn [romanization], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], [nominative, singular], ἡ περῐ́φρων [nominative, singular], τὼ περῐ́φρονε [dual, nominative], οἱ [nominative, plural], αἱ περῐ́φρονες [nominative, plural], τοῦ [genitive, singular], τῆς περῐ́φρονος [genitive, singular], τοῖν περῐφρόνοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν περῐφρόνων [genitive, plural], τῷ [dative, singular], τῇ περῐ́φρονῐ [dative, singular], τοῖν περῐφρόνοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς [dative, plural], ταῖς περῐ́φροσῐ [dative, plural], περῐ́φροσῐν [dative, plural], toîs [dative, plural], taîs períphrosi [dative, plural], taîs períphrosin [dative, plural], τὸν [accusative, singular], τὴν περῐ́φρονᾰ [accusative, singular], τὼ περῐ́φρονε [accusative, dual], τοὺς [accusative, plural], τᾱ̀ς περῐ́φρονᾰς [accusative, plural], περῐ́φρον [singular, vocative], περῐ́φρονε [dual, vocative], περῐ́φρονες [plural, vocative]
  1. (Homeric epithet of Penelope and other women) having very good sense, wise, sagacious, prudent
    Sense id: en-περίφρων-grc-adj-~16V8Dxl Categories (other): Epic Greek, Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek terms prefixed with περι-, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -φρων, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms prefixed with περι-: 79 21 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -φρων: 78 22 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 68 32
  2. (later) excessively confident, haughty
    Sense id: en-περίφρων-grc-adj-JP6jUPQR

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "ipa": "/peˈri.fron/"
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      "ipa": "/pe.rí.pʰrɔːn/",
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    {
      "ipa": "/peˈri.fron/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
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      "ipa": "/pe.rí.pʰrɔːn/",
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      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
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    {
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      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/peˈri.fron/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/peˈri.fron/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "περίφρων"
}

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