φρονέω
Word
Validation
No
Word-form
φρόνιν
Word-lemma
Etymon-lemma
Transliteration (Word)
phronis
English translation (word)
prudence
Transliteration (Etymon)
phroneō
English translation (etymon)
to be wise, to think rightly
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
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
Entry By
Le Feuvre
Comment
Derivational etymology starting from the verb φρονέω. This is the correct etymology by modern standards