ἀφροσύνη: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ἡ, ([[ἄφρων]]) <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[folly]], [[thoughtlessness]], [[foolishness]], [[stupidity]] freq. in plural, παῖδας καταπαυέμεν ἀφροσυνάων <span class="bibl">Od.24.457</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">16.278</span>: in sg., οὐδέ τί σε χρὴ ταύτης ἀφροσύνης <span class="bibl">Il.7.110</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Democr.254</span>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.3.146</span>, <span class="bibl">9.82</span>; κοῦφαι ἀ. <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OC</span>1230</span> (lyr.); καταφρόνησιν ἢ . . ἀ. μετωνόμασται <span class="bibl">Th.1.122</span>; opp. [[σωφροσύνη]] and [[σοφία]], <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Prt.</span>332e</span>; συμβαίνει ἡ ἀ. μετὰ ἀκρασίας ἀρετή <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">EN</span>1146a27</span>.</span>