φρήν

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷhren- (“soul, mind”). Related to Old Norse grunr (“suspicious”).

Alternative forms

• φράν (Doric)

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /pʰrɛ͜ɛ́n/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /pʰreːn/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /ɸrin/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /frin/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /fɾin/

Noun

φρήν (genitive φρενός) f, third declension; (phrēn)

1. The midriff or breast
2. The seat of emotions
3. The seat of intellect, wits
4. will, purpose

Inflection

Inflection

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ φρήν	τὼ φρένε	αἱ φρένες
Genitive	τῆς φρενός	τοῖν φρενοῖν	τῶν φρενῶν
Dative	τῇ φρενί	τοῖν φρενοῖν	ταῖς φρεσί(ν)
Accusative	τὴν φρένᾰ	τὼ φρένε	τὰς φρένᾰς
Vocative	φρήν	φρένε	φρένες

Usage notes

There also exists an alternative dative plural φρασί(ν).

References

• LSJ
• BDAG
• Strong’s concordance number: G5424