φρονέω

Ancient Greek

FWOTD – 4 October 2013

Etymology

From o-grade of the root of φρήν (phrḗn, “mind”) +‎ -έω (-éō).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pʰro.né.ɔː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /pʰroˈne.o/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɸroˈne.o/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /froˈne.o/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /froˈne.o/

Verb

φρονέω • (phronéō)

to think, to have understanding, to be wise, prudent
- Homer, Iliad 6.79
- Aeschylus, Agamemnon 176
- Aeschylus, The Suppliants 204, (compare 176)
- Sophocles, Oedipus the King 617
- Sophocles, 1348
- Antiphon of Rhamnus, Collected Works 115.4
- Xenophon, Cyropaedia 5.5.44
- Plato, First Alcibiades 133C
- Plato, Philebus 11B
- Plato, Phaedrus 266B
- Demosthenes 319.28
- Sophocles, Women of Trachis 312
- Plato, Laws 712A
- Aeschylus, The Libation Bearers 753
- Sophocles, Ajax 1252
- Aeschines, Collected Works 19.34
to be minded in a certain way, to mean, intend, purpose
- Homer, Iliad 3.98
- Homer, Iliad 17.286, (compare 9.608)
- Homer, Iliad 12.124
- Homer, Iliad 13.135
- Homer, Iliad 9.310
- Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus 272
- Herodotus, Histories 1.46
- Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 5.85
1. (with a neuter adjective)
  1. to have certain thoughts towards someone
    - Homer, Iliad 4.219, (compare Odyssey 6.213)
    - Homer, Iliad 22.264
    - Homer, Iliad 16.701
    - Pindar, Nemean Ode 4.155
    - Pindar, Olympian Ode 3.30
    - Aristophanes, Plutus 577
    - Homer, Odyssey 7.74
    - Aeschylus, Agamemnon 1436
    - Aeschylus, The Libation Bearers 774
    - Andocides, Collected Works 20.16
    - Isocrates, Collected Works 39C
    - Homer, Iliad 6.162
    - Homer, Odyssey 1.43
    - Homer, Odyssey 17.596
    - Homer, Iliad 1.542
    - Homer, Iliad 18.567
    - Hesiod, Theogony 989, (compare Homer, Iliad 6.400)
    - Homer, Odyssey 9.445
    - Homer, Odyssey 21.85
    - Homer, Iliad 5.441
    - Sophocles, Fragments 515
    - Euripides, Alcestis 799
    - Plato, Timaeus 90C
    - Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 425
    - Sophocles, Ajax 777
    - Xenophon, Cyropaedia 8.7.3
    - Lucian, Timon 57
    - Sophocles, Electra 228
    - Aristophanes, The Wasps 507
    - Aristophanes, The Clouds 821
    - New Testament, Epistle to the Romans 8:5
    - Homer, Iliad 17.23
  2. (preceded by μέγα (méga)) to be high-minded, to have high thoughts, to be sprited and bold
    - Homer, Iliad 11.296
    - Homer, Iliad 13.156
    - Homer, Iliad 16.758
    - Homer, Iliad 11.325, (compare Xenophon, Cyropaedia 7.5.62)
    - Sophocles, Oedipus the King 1078, (compare Lysias, Collected Works 195.14, Isocrates, Collected Works 67E)
    1. (in Attic, in a bad sense) to be heady, presumptuous, conceited, proud
      - Plato, Symposium 217A
      - Plato, Protagoras 342A
      - Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 6.16
      - Xenophon, Hellenica 7.1.27
      - Xenophon, Anabasis 5.6.8
      - Xenophon, Hellenica 3.5.21
      - Sophocles, Antigone 768
      - Isocrates, Collected Works 141B
      - Euripides, Herakles' Children 933
      - Plato, Phaedrus 257E
      - Xenophon, Agesilaus 2.5
      - Demosthenes 836.11
      - Xenophon, Hipparchicus 7.3
      - Euripides, Hippolytus 6
      - Aeschines, Collected Works 44.36
      - Xenophon, Cyropaedia 2.3.13
      - Plato, Symposium 198D
      - Xenophon, Hellenica 5.4.45
      - Plato, Symposium 217A
  3. to agree, to side with
    - Herodotus, Histories 2.162
    - Herodotus, Histories 7.102
    - Sophocles, Ajax 491
    - Aristophanes, Peace 623
    - Aristophanes, Plutus 577
    - Xenophon, Anabasis 7.7.30
    - Herodotus, Histories 7.145, (compare Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 2.22)
    - Isocrates, Collected Works 184D
    - Homer, Iliad 15.50, (compare Sophocles, Antigone 374)
    - Herodotus, Histories 1.60
    - Herodotus, Histories 5.3
    - Aristophanes, The Birds 634
    - Homer, Iliad 13.345
    - Homeric Hymn to Apollo 469
    - Herodotus, Histories 9.54
    - Dinarchus, 96 15
to have a thing in one's mind, mind, take heed
- Homer, Odyssey 16.136
- Homer, Odyssey 17.193
- Homer, Odyssey 17.281
- Aeschines, Collected Works 67.11
- Homer, Odyssey 2.116, (compare Homer, Iliad 2.36)
- Homer, Odyssey 14.82
- Herodotus, Histories 9.16
- New Testament, Epistle to the Romans 14:6
to be in possession of one's senses, to be sensible, to be alive
- Homer, Iliad 22.59
- Aeschylus, The Libation Bearers 517
- Sophocles, Ajax 554
- Plato, The Sophist 249A
- Sophocles, Ajax 82, (compare 344)
- Euripides, The Bacchae 853
- Euripides, Medea 1129
- Isocrates, Collected Works 85E, (compare Xenophon, Memorabilia 1.3.12)
- Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 385, (compare Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus 1666)
- Euripides, Medea 1329
- Euripides, The Bacchae 332
- Euripides, The Bacchae 851
- Aristophanes, The Clouds 817
- Sophocles, Ajax 942
- Euripides, Iphigenia in Aulis 924
- Plato, Hippias Minor 371A

Inflection

Present: φρονέω, φρονέομαι (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	φρονέω	φρονέεις	φρονέει	φρονέετον	φρονέετον	φρονέομεν	φρονέετε	φρονέουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	φρονέω	φρονέῃς	φρονέῃ	φρονέητον	φρονέητον	φρονέωμεν	φρονέητε	φρονέωσῐ(ν)
	optative	φρονέοιμῐ	φρονέοις	φρονέοι	φρονέοιτον	φρονεοίτην	φρονέοιμεν	φρονέοιτε	φρονέοιεν
	imperative		φρόνεε	φρονεέτω	φρονέετον	φρονεέτων		φρονέετε	φρονεόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	φρονέομαι	φρονέῃ, φρονέει	φρονέεται	φρονέεσθον	φρονέεσθον	φρονεόμεθᾰ	φρονέεσθε	φρονέονται
	subjunctive	φρονέωμαι	φρονέῃ	φρονέηται	φρονέησθον	φρονέησθον	φρονεώμεθᾰ	φρονέησθε	φρονέωνται
	optative	φρονεοίμην	φρονέοιο	φρονέοιτο	φρονέοισθον	φρονεοίσθην	φρονεοίμεθᾰ	φρονέοισθε	φρονέοιντο
	imperative		φρονέου	φρονεέσθω	φρονέεσθον	φρονεέσθων		φρονέεσθε	φρονεέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		φρονέειν				φρονέεσθαι
participle	m	φρονέων				φρονεόμενος
	f	φρονέουσᾰ				φρονεομένη
	n	φρονέον				φρονεόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Present: φρονῶ, φρονοῦμαι (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	φρονῶ	φρονεῖς	φρονεῖ	φρονεῖτον	φρονεῖτον	φρονοῦμεν	φρονεῖτε	φρονοῦσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	φρονῶ	φρονῇς	φρονῇ	φρονῆτον	φρονῆτον	φρονῶμεν	φρονῆτε	φρονῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	φρονοίην, φρονοῖμῐ	φρονοίης, φρονοῖς	φρονοίη, φρονοῖ	φρονοῖτον, φρονοίητον	φρονοίτην, φρονοιήτην	φρονοῖμεν, φρονοίημεν	φρονοῖτε, φρονοίητε	φρονοῖεν, φρονοίησᾰν
	imperative		φρόνει	φρονείτω	φρονεῖτον	φρονείτων		φρονεῖτε	φρονούντων
middle/ passive	indicative	φρονοῦμαι	φρονεῖ, φρονῇ	φρονεῖται	φρονεῖσθον	φρονεῖσθον	φρονούμεθᾰ	φρονεῖσθε	φρονοῦνται
	subjunctive	φρονῶμαι	φρονῇ	φρονῆται	φρονῆσθον	φρονῆσθον	φρονώμεθᾰ	φρονῆσθε	φρονῶνται
	optative	φρονοίμην	φρονοῖο	φρονοῖτο	φρονοῖσθον	φρονοίσθην	φρονοίμεθᾰ	φρονοῖσθε	φρονοῖντο
	imperative		φρονοῦ	φρονείσθω	φρονεῖσθον	φρονείσθων		φρονεῖσθε	φρονείσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		φρονεῖν				φρονεῖσθαι
participle	m	φρονῶν				φρονούμενος
	f	φρονοῦσᾰ				φρονουμένη
	n	φρονοῦν				φρονούμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Imperfect: ἐφρόνεον, ἐφρονεόμην (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐφρόνεον	ἐφρόνεες	ἐφρόνεε(ν)	ἐφρονέετον	ἐφρονεέτην	ἐφρονέομεν	ἐφρονέετε	ἐφρόνεον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐφρονεόμην	ἐφρονέου	ἐφρονέετο	ἐφρονέεσθον	ἐφρονεέσθην	ἐφρονεόμεθᾰ	ἐφρονέεσθε	ἐφρονέοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Imperfect: ἐφρόνουν, ἐφρονούμην (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐφρόνουν	ἐφρόνεις	ἐφρόνει	ἐφρονεῖτον	ἐφρονείτην	ἐφρονοῦμεν	ἐφρονεῖτε	ἐφρόνουν
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐφρονούμην	ἐφρονοῦ	ἐφρονεῖτο	ἐφρονεῖσθον	ἐφρονείσθην	ἐφρονούμεθᾰ	ἐφρονεῖσθε	ἐφρονοῦντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Future: φρονήσω, φρονήσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	φρονήσω	φρονήσεις	φρονήσει	φρονήσετον	φρονήσετον	φρονήσομεν	φρονήσετε	φρονήσουσῐ(ν)
active	optative	φρονήσοιμῐ	φρονήσοις	φρονήσοι	φρονήσοιτον	φρονησοίτην	φρονήσοιμεν	φρονήσοιτε	φρονήσοιεν
middle	indicative	φρονήσομαι	φρονήσῃ, φρονήσει	φρονήσεται	φρονήσεσθον	φρονήσεσθον	φρονησόμεθᾰ	φρονήσεσθε	φρονήσονται
middle	optative	φρονησοίμην	φρονήσοιο	φρονήσοιτο	φρονήσοισθον	φρονησοίσθην	φρονησοίμεθᾰ	φρονήσοισθε	φρονήσοιντο
		active			middle
infinitive		φρονήσειν			φρονήσεσθαι
participle	m	φρονήσων			φρονησόμενος
	f	φρονήσουσᾰ			φρονησομένη
	n	φρονῆσον			φρονησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Aorist: ἐφρόνησᾰ, ἐφρονησᾰ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐφρόνησᾰ	ἐφρόνησᾰς	ἐφρόνησε(ν)	ἐφρονήσᾰτον	ἐφρονησᾰ́την	ἐφρονήσᾰμεν	ἐφρονήσᾰτε	ἐφρόνησᾰν
	subjunctive	φρονήσω	φρονήσῃς	φρονήσῃ	φρονήσητον	φρονήσητον	φρονήσωμεν	φρονήσητε	φρονήσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	φρονήσαιμῐ	φρονήσειᾰς, φρονήσαις	φρονήσειε(ν), φρονήσαι	φρονήσαιτον	φρονησαίτην	φρονήσαιμεν	φρονήσαιτε	φρονήσειᾰν, φρονήσαιεν
	imperative		φρόνησον	φρονησᾰ́τω	φρονήσᾰτον	φρονησᾰ́των		φρονήσᾰτε	φρονησᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἐφρονησᾰ́μην	ἐφρονήσω	ἐφρονήσᾰτο	ἐφρονήσᾰσθον	ἐφρονησᾰ́σθην	ἐφρονησᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐφρονήσᾰσθε	ἐφρονήσᾰντο
	subjunctive	φρονήσωμαι	φρονήσῃ	φρονήσηται	φρονήσησθον	φρονήσησθον	φρονησώμεθᾰ	φρονήσησθε	φρονήσωνται
	optative	φρονησαίμην	φρονήσαιο	φρονήσαιτο	φρονήσαισθον	φρονησαίσθην	φρονησαίμεθᾰ	φρονήσαισθε	φρονήσαιντο
	imperative		φρόνησαι	φρονησᾰ́σθω	φρονήσᾰσθον	φρονησᾰ́σθων		φρονήσᾰσθε	φρονησᾰ́σθων
		active			middle
infinitive		φρονῆσαι			φρονήσᾰσθαι
participle	m	φρονήσᾱς			φρονησᾰ́μενος
	f	φρονήσᾱσᾰ			φρονησᾰμένη
	n	φρονῆσᾰν			φρονησᾰ́μενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Perfect: πεφρόνηκᾰ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	πεφρόνηκᾰ	πεφρόνηκᾰς	πεφρόνηκε(ν)	πεφρονήκᾰτον	πεφρονήκᾰτον	πεφρονήκᾰμεν	πεφρονήκᾰτε	πεφρονήκᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	πεφρονήκω	πεφρονήκῃς	πεφρονήκῃ	πεφρονήκητον	πεφρονήκητον	πεφρονήκωμεν	πεφρονήκητε	πεφρονήκωσῐ(ν)
	optative	πεφρονήκοιμῐ, πεφρονηκοίην	πεφρονήκοις, πεφρονηκοίης	πεφρονήκοι, πεφρονηκοίη	πεφρονήκοιτον	πεφρονηκοίτην	πεφρονήκοιμεν	πεφρονήκοιτε	πεφρονήκοιεν
	imperative		πεφρόνηκε	πεφρονηκέτω	πεφρονήκετον	πεφρονηκέτων		πεφρονήκετε	πεφρονηκόντων
		active
infinitive		πεφρονηκέναι
participle	m	πεφρονηκώς
	f	πεφρονηκυῖᾰ
	n	πεφρονηκός
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

ἀλλοτριοφρονέω (allotriophronéō)
ἀλλοφρονέω (allophronéō)
ἀναφρονέω (anaphronéō)
ἀντικαταφρονέω (antikataphronéō)
ἀντιμεγαλοφρονέω (antimegalophronéō)
ἀφρονέω (aphronéō)
διαφρονέω (diaphronéō)
διχοφρονέω (dikhophronéō)
δολοφρονέων (dolophronéōn)
ἐκφρονέω (ekphronéō)
ἐμφρονέω (emphronéō)
ἐπιφρονέω (epiphronéō)
ἑτεροφρονέω (heterophronéō)
εὐφρονέων (euphronéōn)
ἐχεφρονέω (ekhephronéō)
θεοφρονέω (theophronéō)
κακοφρονέω (kakophronéō)
καταφρονέω (kataphronéō)
ματαιοφρονέω (mataiophronéō)
μεγαλοφρονέω (megalophronéō)
μετεωροφρονέω (meteōrophronéō)
μετριοφρονέω (metriophronéō)
ὀλοφρονέω (olophronéō)
ὁμοφρονέω (homophronéō)
παραιφρονέω (paraiphronéō)
παραφρονέω (paraphronéō)
περισσοφρονέω (perissophronéō)
περιφρονέω (periphronéō)
προσκαταφρονέω (proskataphronéō)
σαοφρονέω (saophronéō)
συμφρονέω (sumphronéō)
συσσωφρονέω (sussōphronéō)
σωφρονέω (sōphronéō)
ταπεινοφρονέω (tapeinophronéō)
ὑπερφρονέω (huperphronéō)
ὑποκαταφρονέω (hupokataphronéō)
ὑψηλοφρονέω (hupsēlophronéō)
φρόνησις (phrónēsis)
χαλιφρονέω (khaliphronéō)