περιφραδέως

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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περιφραδής (periphradḗs) +‎ -ως (-ōs)

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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περῐφρᾰδέως (periphradéōs)

  1. (Epic) carefully

Usage notes

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In Homer, this adverb only ever modifies the verb ὀπτάω (optáō, to roast).

Further reading

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  • περιφραδέως”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • περιφραδέως in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963