- ἔμφρων
- ἔμφρων, ον, gen. ονος, ([etym.] φρήν)A in one's mind or senses, sensible: opp.,1 to one mad, σε Ζεὺς τίθησιν ἔμφρονα<*> brings thee to thy senses, A.Pr.848;
ἔ. εἰμί Id.Ch.1026
; ἔ. καθίσταμαι I come to myself, S.Aj.306; ποιητὴς . .οὐκ ἔ. ἐστίν Pl.Lg.719c
; ἀντὶ μανικῶν . . ἑξεις ἔμφρονας ἔχειν ib.791b.2 to one dead, ἔτ' ἔ. S.Ant.1237, cf. Antipho 2.3.2; ἔ. γίγνεσθαι to recover from a swoon or lethargy, Hp.Coac.136.3 to one asleep, S.E.M.7.129.II rational, intelligent, ζῷα ἔ., opp. εἴδωλα ἄφρ., X.Mem.1.4.4; also ζωή, βίος ἔ., Pl.R.521a, Ti.36e;ἡ πρεσβυτῶν ἔ. παιδιά Id.Lg.769a
;τέχνη -εστέρα Arist.Rh.1359b6
; ὅταν ἐς ἥβην ἐξικώμεθ' ἔμφρονες when we come to years of discretion, prob. in S.Fr.583.6.2 sensible, prudent, Thgn.1126, Pi.O.9.74, S.OT436;ἔ. σωφροσύνη Th.1.84
; ἔ. περί τι wise about or in a thing, Pl.Lg.809d; τῶν δημιουργῶν ἢ τῶν ἄλλων τῶν ἐ. ἀνδρῶν experts, Id.Hipparch.226c. Adv. -όνως sensibly, wisely, Id.R.396d, al., Antiph.104: [comp] Comp.-έστερον Phalar.Ep.67.3
: [comp] Sup.-έστατα Plu.Ant.14
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