φρονέω

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   A φρονέῃσι Od.7.75: Ep. impf. φρόνεον Il.17.286, φρονέεσκον A.R.4.1164: fut. -ήσω Ar.Ec.630 (anap.), etc.: aor. ἐφρόνησα Hdt.1.60, A.Eu.115, etc.: pf. πεφρόνηκα Emp.103.1, Isoc.5.124, D.S.18.66:—Pass., Arist.Xen.980a9; imper. φρονείσθω v.l. for φρονεῖτε in Ep.Phil.2.5:—to be minded, either of reflection or of purpose: hence,    I have understanding, be wise, prudent, rare in Hom., ἄριστοι . . μάχεσθαί τε φρονέειν τε best both in battle and counsel, Il. 6.79: but freq. in Trag. and Att., [Ζῆνα] τὸν φρονεῖν βροτοὺς ὁδώσαντα A.Ag.176 (lyr.); φρονούντως πρὸς φρονοῦντας ἐννέπεις Id.Supp. 204, cf. 176; φρονεῖν γὰρ οἱ ταχεῖς οὐκ ἀσφαλεῖς S.OT617; φρονεῖν οἶδεν μόνη Id.Tr.313; λίαν φ. to be over-wise, E.IA924; φ. πλέον Pl.Hp.Mi.371a; τὸ φρονεῖν understanding, prudence, S.Ant.1347 (anap.), 1353 (anap.); κράτιστοι φρονεῖν Antipho 2.1.1; καὶ φ. καὶ συμπράττειν X.Cyr.5.5.44; εἰδέναι καὶ φ. Pl.Alc.1.133c; τὸ φ. καὶ τὸ νοεῖν Id.Phlb.11b; λέγειν τε καὶ φ. Id.Phdr.266b, cf. Isoc.4.50; τῷ φρονεῖν τε καὶ σωφρονεῖν Pl.Lg.712a; τὸ μὴ φρονοῦν, of an infant, A.Ch.753; ἐπειδὴ τάχιστα ἤρχετο φ. Is.9.20; ἡ φρονοῦσα ἡλικία Aeschin.1.139: Com. of fish, ἰχθῦς φρονοῦντας full-grown, Ephipp.21.3; ζῷον λογικὸν καὶ φρονοῦν Phld.Piet.15: c. acc., φρονῆσαι τὰ κυριώτατα to be wise in respect of the most important matters, Id.Rh.2.35S.    2 with Advbs., εὖ φρονεῖν think rightly, περί τινος Hdt.2.16; to be sane (cf. infr. IV), E.Ba.851, Ar.Nu.817, Lys.19.41, etc.; κέρδιστον εὖ φρονοῦντα μὴ φρονεῖν δοκεῖν A.Pr.387; οἱ φρονοῦντες εὖ κρατοῦσι πανταχοῦ S.Aj.1252, cf. El.394, E.Or.99, al. (but εὖ φρ., also, to be well disposed, v. infr. 11.2); κακῶς, καλῶς φ., Od.18.168, S.OT600, Ant.557; ὀρθῶς φ. And.2.23; ὀρθῶς φ. πρός τι A.Pr. 1000; μῶρα, πλάγια φ., S.Aj.594, E.IA332 (troch.).    3 think, Heraclit.113, Parm.16.3, Emp.108.2, cf. Arist.de.An.427a19; ὡς... ὅτι... S.Ant.49, OC872; φρόνει νιν ὡς ἥξοντα Id.Tr.289; mean, ἄλλα φ. καὶ ἄλλα λέγειν Hdt. 9.54; ἕτερα μὲν λέγων, ἕτερα δὲ φρονῶν Din.1.47; ὁ μὴ λέγων ἃ φρονεῖ D.18.282, cf.19.224.    4 feel by experience, know full well, σοὶ μὲν δοκεῖν ταῦτ' ἔστ', ἐμοὶ δ' ἄγαν φρονεῖν S.Aj.942, cf. OC1741 (lyr.); πειρώμενος ὅ τι φρονέοιεν [τὰ μαντήϊα] to test the knowledge of the oracles, Hdt.1.46.    II to be fain that... c. acc. et inf., Il.3.98: c. inf., to be minded to do, 9.608, 17.286; without inf., οἱ δ' ἰθὺς φρόνεον [ἰέναι] were minded to go right on ward, 13.135, cf. 12.124; ᾗπερ δὴ φρονέω [τελέσαι] 9.310; φρονῶν ἔπρασσον of set purpose, S.OC271: in Prose, mean, intend, τοῦτο φρονεῖ ἡμῶν ἡ . . ἀγωγή this is what your bringing us here means, Th.5.85.    2 freq. with neut. Adj.,    a φ. τινί τινα to have certain thoughts for or towards any one, to be so and so minded towards him, πατρὶ φίλα φρονέων kindly minded towards him, Il.4.219, cf. Od.6.313, etc.; κακὰ φρονέουσι . . ἀλλήλοισιν Il.22.264; τῷ ὀλοὰ φρονέων 16.701; μαλακὰ φ. ἐσλοῖς Pi.N.4.95; πιστά τινι Id.O.3.17; φρονοῦντας ἄριστα αὐτοῖς Ar.Pl.577 (anap.): with Advbs., εὖ φρονεῖν τισι (cf. supr. 1.2) Od.7.74, cf. A.Ag.1436, etc.; φρονεῖς εὖ τοῖς ἠγγελμένοις you rejoice at them, Id.Ch.774; also εἰς ὑμᾶς εὖ φ. And.2.4; τισὶ καλῶς φ. SIG527.38 (Crete, iii B. C.); τοιαῦτα περί τινος φ. Isoc.3.60: to be minded so and so, think or purpose such and such things, ἀγαθὰ φ. Il.6.162, Od.1.43; φίλα φ. ib.307; κακά 17.596; τὰ φρονέεις ἅ τ' ἐγώ περ Il.4.361; κρυπτάδια φ. to have secret purposes, 1.542; ἀταλὰ φ. to be gaily disposed, 18.567, Hes.Th.989; πυκινὰ φ. have wise thoughts, be cunningly minded, Od.9.445; ἐφημέρια φ. think only of the passing day, 21.85; θεοῖσιν ἶσα φ. Il.5.441; θνητὰ φ. S.Fr.590 (anap.), E.Alc.799; ἀθάνατα Pl.Ti.90c; οὐ κατ' ἄνθρωπον φ. A.Th.425, S.Aj.777; ἐπὶ ταῖς εὐτυχίαις ὑπὲρ ἄνθρωπον φ. X.Cyr.8.7.3; μηδὲν ὑπὲρ τὴν πήραν φ. Luc. Tim.57: also καίρια φ. S.El.228 (lyr.); σώφρονα Id.Fr.64; οὐ τὰ ἄριστα φ. Th.2.22; ἡ πόλις χεῖρον φ. Isoc.8.126; τυραννικὰ φ. to have tyranny in mind, Ar.V.507 (troch.); ἀρχαιϊκὰ φ. to have old-fashioned notions, Id.Nu.821; τὰ τοῦ θεοῦ, τὰ τῆς σαρκὸς φ., Ev.Matt.16.23, Ep.Rom.8.5; also οὐ παρδάλιος τόσσον μένος ὅσσον Πάνθου υἷες φρονέουσιν the panther's courage is not so great as is the spirit of the sons of Panthus, Il.17.23.    b esp. freq. in the phrase μέγα φρονεῖν to be high-minded, have high thoughts, to be high-spirited, Il.11.296, 13.156; of lions and boars, 16.758, 11.325, cf. X.Cyr.7.5.62; φρονεῖ γὰρ ὡς γυνὴ μέγα S.OT1078, cf. Lys.2.48, Isoc.4.132; in Att., freq. in bad sense, to be presumptuous, ἐφ' ἑαυτῷ, ἑαυτοῖς μέγα φ., Th.6.16, X.HG7.1.27 (also μεγάλα φ. Ar.Ach.988; φ. ἐφ' αὑτῷ τηλικοῦτον ἡλίκον εἰκός . . D.21.62): with Comp., μεῖζον φ. to have over-high thoughts, X.An.5.6.8 (but simply, pluck up courage, ἐπὶ τῷ γεγενημένῳ Id.HG3.5.21); φ. μεῖζον ἢ κατ' ἄνδρα S.Ant.768; μεῖζον τοῦ δέοντος Isoc.7.7, cf. 6.34: rarely in pl., μείζω τῆς δίκης φ. E.Heracl.933; with Sup., οἱ μέγιστον φρονοῦντες Pl.Phdr.257e; ἐφ' ἱππικῇ X.Ages.2.5; also μάλιστα φ. ἐπί τινι D.28.2; ἐπὶ τοῖς προγόνοις οὐ μεῖον φ. X.Eq.Mag.7.3, cf. Ap.24; take pride in, ἐπὶ παιδεύσει μέγα φρονοῦντες Pl.Prt.342d; φ. ἐπὶ τῇ ὥρᾳ θαυμάσιον ὅσον Id.Smp.217a; also φ. εἰς ἡμᾶς μέγα E.Hipp.6; περὶ τὸ γράφειν λόγους Aeschin.2.125; μέγα φ. ὅτι . . X.Cyr.2.3.13; μέγα φ. ὡς εὖ ἐρῶν Pl.Smp.198d; μέγα φ. μὴ ὑπείξειν haughty in their resolution not to... X.HG5.4.45: later φ. alone, = μέγα φ., φρονήσας ἐφ' αὑτῷ Paus. 1.12.5; διὰ τὸν πατέρα ἀξιώματι προέχοντα Id.4.1.2: opp. σμικρὸν φ. to be poor-spirited, S.Aj.1120; μικρὸν φ. Isoc.4.151; μικρὸν καὶ ταπεινὸν φ. D.13.25, etc.; ἧσσον, ἔλασσον φ. τινος, E.Andr.313, Ph. 1128; φ. ἔλαττον ἢ πρότερον Isoc.12.47, etc.; οὐ σμικρὸν φ. ἐς τὰς Ἀθήνας E.Heracl.386: also μετριώτερον πρὸς ἡμᾶς φ. X.Cyr.4.3.7.    c of those who agree in opinion, τά τινος φρονεῖν to be of another's mind, be on his side or of his party, Hdt.2.162, etc.; τὰ σὰ φ. Id.7.102; εὖ φ. τὰ σά S.Aj.491; φ. τὰ Βρασίδον Ar.Pax640 (troch.), cf. D.18.161; also ἶσον ἐμοὶ φρονέουσα thinking like me, Il.15.50, cf. S.Ant.374 (lyr.); τὠυτὸ or κατὰ τὠυτὸ φ. to be like -minded, make common cuase, Hdt.1.60, 5.3; ἐμοὶ φ. ξυνῳδά Ar.Av.635 (lyr.): opp. ἀμφὶς φ. think differently, Il.13.345; ἄλλῃ φ. think another way, h.Ap.469.    III comprehend, γιγνώσκω, φρονέω Od.16.136, al.: more freq. c. acc., to be well aware of... τὰ φρονέουσ' ἀνὰ θυμόν, ἃ . . 2.116; οὐκ ὄπιδα φρονέοντες ἐνὶ φρεσίν paying no heed to it, 14.82; φ. τὴν ἡμέραν pay regard to it, Ep.Rom.14.6; consider, ponder, Il.2.36, 18.4, al.    IV to be in possession of one's senses, sts. almost = ζῆν, to be sensible, be alive, ἐμὲ τὸν δύστηνον ἔτι φρονέοντ' ἐλέησον, for ἔτι ζῶντα, Il.22.59; θανόντι δ', οὐ φρονοῦντι, δειλαία χάρις ἐπέμπετο A.Ch.517; ἐν τῷ φ. γὰρ μηδὲν ἥδιστος βίος S.Aj.554; μηδὲ ζῆν... μηδὲ φρονεῖν Pl.Sph.249a; but also, to be in one's senses or right wits, φρονοῦντα, opp. μεμηνότα, S.Aj.82, cf. 344; ἔξω ἐλαύνειν τινὰ τοῦ φρονεῖν E.Ba.853; φρονεῖς ὀρθὰ κοὐ μαίνῃ Id.Med.1129; ἐξεστηκὼς τοῦ φρονεῖν Isoc.5.18; τὰ φαλάγγια τοῦ φ. ἐξίστησι X. Mem.1.3.12; οὐκ ἂν παρείμην οἷσι μὴ δοκῶ φρονεῖν S.OC1666; ἐγὼ νῦν φρονῶ τότ' οὐ φρονῶν E.Med.1329; φρονῶν οὐδὲν φρονεῖς though in thy wits thou'rt nothing wise, Id.Ba.332 (for εὖ φ. v. supr.1.2); ὁρώντων, φρονούντων, βλεπόντων ὑμῶν Aeschin.3.94: ζῶν καὶ φρονῶν alive and in his right mind, freq. in Inscrr., IGRom.1.804 (Perinthus), etc.; ζῶν καὶ φρενῶν (sic) Jahresh.23 Beibl. 206 (ibid.), Rev.Arch.21 (1925).240 (Callatis); νοῶν καὶ φρονῶν Test.Epict.1.2, PPetr.3p.4 (iii B.C.).