ἐχέφρων

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἔχω (ékhō) +‎ -φρων (-phrōn).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.kʰé.pʰrɔːn/ → /eˈçe.ɸron/ → /eˈçe.fron/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.kʰé.pʰrɔːn/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eˈkʰe.pʰron/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈçe.ɸron/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈçe.fron/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈçe.fron/

Adjective

ἐχέφρων • (ekhéphrōn) m or f (neuter ἐχέφρον); third declension

1. (chiefly Epic) thoughtful, prudent

Declension

Third declension of ἐχέφρων; ἐχέφρον (Epic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἐχέφρων ekhéphrōn	ἐχέφρον ekhéphron		ἐχέφρονε ekhéphrone	ἐχέφρονε ekhéphrone		ἐχέφρονες ekhéphrones	ἐχέφρονᾰ ekhéphrona
Genitive		ἐχέφρονος ekhéphronos	ἐχέφρονος ekhéphronos		ἐχεφρόνοιῐν ekhephrónoiin	ἐχεφρόνοιῐν ekhephrónoiin		ἐχεφρόνων ekhephrónōn	ἐχεφρόνων ekhephrónōn
Dative		ἐχέφρονῐ ekhéphroni	ἐχέφρονῐ ekhéphroni		ἐχεφρόνοιῐν ekhephrónoiin	ἐχεφρόνοιῐν ekhephrónoiin		ἐχέφροσῐ / ἐχέφροσῐν / ἐχεφρόνεσσῐ / ἐχεφρόνεσσῐν / ἐχεφρόνεσῐ / ἐχεφρόνεσῐν ekhéphrosi(n) / ekhephrónessi(n) / ekhephrónesi(n)	ἐχέφροσῐ / ἐχέφροσῐν / ἐχεφρόνεσσῐ / ἐχεφρόνεσσῐν / ἐχεφρόνεσῐ / ἐχεφρόνεσῐν ekhéphrosi(n) / ekhephrónessi(n) / ekhephrónesi(n)
Accusative		ἐχέφρονᾰ ekhéphrona	ἐχέφρον ekhéphron		ἐχέφρονε ekhéphrone	ἐχέφρονε ekhéphrone		ἐχέφρονᾰς ekhéphronas	ἐχέφρονᾰ ekhéphrona
Vocative		ἐχέφρον ekhéphron	ἐχέφρον ekhéphron		ἐχέφρονε ekhéphrone	ἐχέφρονε ekhéphrone		ἐχέφρονες ekhéphrones	ἐχέφρονᾰ ekhéphrona
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἐχεφρόνως ekhephrónōs			ἐχεφρονέστερος ekhephronésteros			ἐχεφρονέστᾰτος ekhephronéstatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

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