φρονέω

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Word-form

φρόνιν

Transliteration (Word)

phronis

English translation (word)

prudence

Transliteration (Etymon)

phroneō

English translation (etymon)

to be wise, to think rightly

Author

Scholia in Odysseam

Source

Idem

Ref.

Schol. Od. δ 244e1 Pontani

Ed.

F. Pontani, Scholia Graeca in Odysseam, Scholia ad libros γ—δ, Vol. II. Rome 2010

Quotation

φρόνιν: “φρονῶ” “φρόνις”, ὡς “κλονῶ” “κλόνις”.

Translation (En)

phronin "prudence": phronô "to be wise" phronis, as klonô klonis

Comment

Derivational etymology starting from the verb φρονέω. This is the correct etymology by modern standards

Parallels

Schol. Od. δ 244e2 Pontani (φρόνιν] ὡς “κονῶ” “κόνις”, “κλονῶ” “κλόνις” καὶ “φρονῶ” “φρόνις”)

Modern etymology

Derived from φρονέω

Persistence in Modern Greek

The word no longer exists in MG, but the derivative φρόνιμος still does as a learned word

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