πολύφρων

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πολυ- (polu-) +‎ -φρων (-phrōn).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /po.lý.pʰrɔːn/ → /poˈly.ɸron/ → /poˈli.fron/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /po.lý.pʰrɔːn/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /poˈly.pʰron/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /poˈly.ɸron/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /poˈly.fron/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /poˈli.fron/

Adjective

πολύφρων • (polúphrōn) m or f (neuter πολύφρον); third declension

1. thoughtful, ingenious, inventive

Declension

Third declension of πολύφρων; πολύφρον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		πολύφρων polúphrōn	πολύφρον polúphron		πολύφρονε polúphrone	πολύφρονε polúphrone		πολύφρονες polúphrones	πολύφρονᾰ polúphrona
Genitive		πολύφρονος polúphronos	πολύφρονος polúphronos		πολυφρόνοιν poluphrónoin	πολυφρόνοιν poluphrónoin		πολυφρόνων poluphrónōn	πολυφρόνων poluphrónōn
Dative		πολύφρονῐ polúphroni	πολύφρονῐ polúphroni		πολυφρόνοιν poluphrónoin	πολυφρόνοιν poluphrónoin		πολύφροσῐ / πολύφροσῐν polúphrosi(n)	πολύφροσῐ / πολύφροσῐν polúphrosi(n)
Accusative		πολύφρονᾰ polúphrona	πολύφρον polúphron		πολύφρονε polúphrone	πολύφρονε polúphrone		πολύφρονᾰς polúphronas	πολύφρονᾰ polúphrona
Vocative		πολύφρον polúphron	πολύφρον polúphron		πολύφρονε polúphrone	πολύφρονε polúphrone		πολύφρονες polúphrones	πολύφρονᾰ polúphrona
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		πολυφρόνως poluphrónōs			πολυφρονέστερος poluphronésteros			πολυφρονέστᾰτος poluphronéstatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “πολύφρων”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• πολύφρων in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• πολύφρων in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “πολύφρων”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press