phrenesis
ἀρχὴ παιδεύσεως ἡ τῶν ὀνομάτων ἐπίσκεψις → the beginning of education is the examination of names, the beginning of philosophical education is the examination of names, the beginning of all education is the investigation of names
Latin > English
phrenesis phrenesis N F :: madness, frenzy
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
phrĕnēsis: is, f., = φρένησις,
I madness, delirium, frenzy: phrenesis tum demum est, cum continua dementia esse incipit, etc., Cels. 3, 18 (al. phrenitis; shortly before written as Greek, φρένησις): die et phrenesin et insaniam viribus necessariam, Sen. de Ira, 1, 13, 3: manifesta, Juv. 14, 136; Ser. Samm. 7, 90; Prud. Hamart. 125.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
phrĕnēsis,¹⁵ is, f. (φρένησις), frénésie, délire frénétique : Sen. Ira 1, 13, 3 ; Juv. 14, 136.
Latin > German (Georges)
phrenēsis, is, Akk. in, Abl. ī, f. (*φρένησις), der durch Entzündung der Gehirnhäute entstandene Wahnsinn, die Hirnwut (s. phrenītis), Sen. u.a.
