εὔφρων

See also: Εὔφρων

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From εὐ- (eu-, “good”) +‎ -φρων (-phrōn, “mind”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ěu̯.pʰrɔːn/ → /ˈeɸ.ɸron/ → /ˈef.fron/

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

Adjective

εὔφρων • (eúphrōn) m or f (neuter εὖφρον); third declension

1. cheerful
2. kindly, gracious, friendly

Inflection

Third declension of εὔφρων; εὖφρον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		εὔφρων eúphrōn	εὖφρον eûphron		εὔφρονε eúphrone	εὔφρονε eúphrone		εὔφρονες eúphrones	εὔφρονᾰ eúphrona
Genitive		εὔφρονος eúphronos	εὔφρονος eúphronos		εὐφρόνοιν euphrónoin	εὐφρόνοιν euphrónoin		εὐφρόνων euphrónōn	εὐφρόνων euphrónōn
Dative		εὔφρονῐ eúphroni	εὔφρονῐ eúphroni		εὐφρόνοιν euphrónoin	εὐφρόνοιν euphrónoin		εὔφροσῐ / εὔφροσῐν eúphrosi(n)	εὔφροσῐ / εὔφροσῐν eúphrosi(n)
Accusative		εὔφρονᾰ eúphrona	εὖφρον eûphron		εὔφρονε eúphrone	εὔφρονε eúphrone		εὔφρονᾰς eúphronas	εὔφρονᾰ eúphrona
Vocative		εὖφρον eûphron	εὖφρον eûphron		εὔφρονε eúphrone	εὔφρονε eúphrone		εὔφρονες eúphrones	εὔφρονᾰ eúphrona
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		εὐφρόνως euphrónōs			εὐφρονέστερος euphronésteros			εὐφρονέστᾰτος euphronéstatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

• εὔνους (eúnous)

References

• “εὔφρων”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “εὔφρων”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• εὔφρων in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• εὔφρων in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “εὔφρων”, 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.
  • blithe idem, page 84.
  • charitable idem, page 126.
  • cheerful idem, page 128.
  • cheering idem, page 129.
  • convivial idem, page 173.
  • euphron idem, page 284.
  • favourable idem, page 311.
  • friendly idem, page 345.
  • glad idem, page 360.
  • gracious idem, page 368.
  • jocund idem, page 463.
  • jolly idem, page 464.
  • joyful idem, page 464.
  • kind idem, page 469.
  • lively idem, page 496.
  • merry idem, page 526.
  • mirthful idem, page 532.
  • propitious idem, page 653.
  • smiling idem, page 787.
  • sportive idem, page 804.
  • sprightly idem, page 805.
  • well wisher idem, page 974.