πρόφρων

Ancient Greek

Etymology

προ- (pro-) +‎ -φρων (-phrōn)

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

πρόφρων • (próphrōn) (feminine πρόφρων, πρόφρασσα (Epic), neuter πρόφρον); third declension

  1. zealous, eager, earnest

Inflection

Third declension of πρόφρων; πρόφρον (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
Nominative πρόφρων
próphrōn 		πρόφρον
próphron 		πρόφρονε
próphrone 		πρόφρονε
próphrone 		πρόφρονες
próphrones 		πρόφρονᾰ
próphronă
Genitive πρόφρονος
próphronos 		πρόφρονος
próphronos 		προφρόνοιν
prophrónoin 		προφρόνοιν
prophrónoin 		προφρόνων
prophrónōn 		προφρόνων
prophrónōn
Dative πρόφρονῐ
próphronĭ 		πρόφρονῐ
próphronĭ 		προφρόνοιν
prophrónoin 		προφρόνοιν
prophrónoin 		πρόφροσῐ / πρόφροσῐν
próphrosĭ(n) 		πρόφροσῐ / πρόφροσῐν
próphrosĭ(n)
Accusative πρόφρονᾰ
próphronă 		πρόφρον
próphron 		πρόφρονε
próphrone 		πρόφρονε
próphrone 		πρόφρονᾰς
próphronăs 		πρόφρονᾰ
próphronă
Vocative πρόφρον
próphron 		πρόφρον
próphron 		πρόφρονε
próphrone 		πρόφρονε
próphrone 		πρόφρονες
próphrones 		πρόφρονᾰ
próphronă
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
προφρόνως
prophrónōs 		προφρονέστερος
prophronésteros 		προφρονέστᾰτος
prophronéstătos
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Alternative Epic feminine and adverb forms:

First declension of πρόφρασσα (Epic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative — πρόφρασσα
próphrassa 		— — προφράσσᾱ
prophrássā 		— — πρόφρασσαι
próphrassai 		—
Genitive — προφράσσης
prophrássēs 		— — προφράσσαιν
prophrássain 		— — προφρασσᾱ́ων / προφρασσέ͜ων / προφρασσῶν
prophrassā́ōn / prophrassé͜ōn / prophrassôn 		—
Dative — προφράσσῃ
prophrássēi 		— — προφράσσαιν
prophrássain 		— — προφράσσῃσῐ / προφράσσῃσῐν / προφράσσῃς / προφράσσαις
prophrássēisĭ(n) / prophrássēis / prophrássais 		—
Accusative — πρόφρασσαν
próphrassan 		— — προφράσσᾱ
prophrássā 		— — προφράσσᾱς
prophrássās 		—
Vocative — πρόφρασσα
próphrassa 		— — προφράσσᾱ
prophrássā 		— — πρόφρασσαι
próphrassai 		—
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
προφρονέως
prophronéōs 		— —
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

  • “πρόφρων”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • “πρόφρασσα”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • πρόφρων in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • “πρόφρων”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “πρόφρασσα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “πρόφρων”, in Slater, William J. (1969), Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
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