πρόφρων

Ancient Greek

Etymology

προ- (pro-) +‎ -φρων (-phrōn)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pró.pʰrɔːn/ → /ˈpro.ɸron/ → /ˈpro.fron/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pró.pʰrɔːn/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpro.pʰron/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpro.ɸron/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpro.fron/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpro.fron/

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 próphrona
Genitive		πρόφρονος próphronos	πρόφρονος próphronos		προφρόνοιν prophrónoin	προφρόνοιν prophrónoin		προφρόνων prophrónōn	προφρόνων prophrónōn
Dative		πρόφρονῐ próphroni	πρόφρονῐ próphroni		προφρόνοιν prophrónoin	προφρόνοιν prophrónoin		πρόφροσῐ / πρόφροσῐν próphrosi(n)	πρόφροσῐ / πρόφροσῐν próphrosi(n)
Accusative		πρόφρονᾰ próphrona	πρόφρον próphron		πρόφρονε próphrone	πρόφρονε próphrone		πρόφρονᾰς próphronas	πρόφρονᾰ próphrona
Vocative		πρόφρον próphron	πρόφρον próphron		πρόφρονε próphrone	πρόφρονε próphrone		πρόφρονες próphrones	πρόφρονᾰ próphrona
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		προφρόνως prophrónōs			προφρονέστερος prophronésteros			προφρονέστᾰτος prophronéstatos
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 prophrássēisi(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.
  • auspicious idem, page 53.
  • cordial idem, page 174.
  • favourable idem, page 311.
  • friendly idem, page 345.
  • gracious idem, page 368.
  • kind idem, page 469.
  • propitious idem, page 653.