σώφρων: Difference between revisions

|Definition=Ep. and poet. σᾰόφρων (as in Hom., v. infr., <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">Pae.</span>9.46</span>), ονος, ὁ, ἡ: neut. <b class="b3">σῶφρον</b>:—prop. <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">of sound mind</b> (from <b class="b3">σῶς, φρήν</b>, cf. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Cra.</span>411e</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">EN</span>1140b11</span>): hence, <b class="b2">discreet, prudent</b>, οὐκ ἄν με σαόφρονα μυθήσαιο ἔμμεναι <span class="bibl">Il.21.462</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Od.4.158</span>; opp. <b class="b3">ἄφρων</b>, <span class="bibl">Thgn.431</span>, <span class="bibl">454</span>, <span class="bibl">497</span>; opp. <b class="b3">νήπιος</b>, <span class="bibl">Id.483</span>; opp. <b class="b3">ἀνόητος</b>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.4</span>; σώφρονες περὶ θεούς <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Mem.</span>4.3.2</span>; σωφρονέστατος ἐν τῇ τέχνῃ <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Prorrh.</span> 2.2</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> of things, τοῖσι λόγοις σῶφρον ἔπεστιν ἄνθος <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>1025</span> (lyr.); <b class="b3">σ. οἶκτος</b> <b class="b2">reasonable</b> compassion, <span class="bibl">Th.3.59</span>; -έστατον κήρυγμα <span class="bibl">Aeschin.3.4</span>; σώφρον' εἶπας <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">IA</span>1024</span>; ἄλλο τι -έστερον γνώσεσθε <span class="bibl">Th.5.111</span>; <b class="b3">σῶφρόν ἐστι</b> c. inf., <span class="bibl">Id.1.42</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> in Att., esp. <b class="b2">having control over the sensual desires, temperate, self-controlled, chaste</b> (σώφρων ὁ μετρίας ἐπιθυμίας ἔχων <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Def.</span>415d</span>, cf. σωφροσύνη <span class="bibl">1</span>), μοι δὸς -εστέραν πολὺ μητρὸς γενέσθαι <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ch.</span>140</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Aj.</span>132</span>; <b class="b3">γυνὴ σ</b>. <span class="bibl">And. 4.14</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Fr.</span>682</span>; σ. καὶ ἐγκρατὴς ἑαυτοῦ <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Grg.</span>491d</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">1 Ep.Ti.</span> 3.2</span>, etc. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> of things, σ. γνώμη <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>1664</span> (troch.); εὐχαί <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Supp.</span>710</span>; <b class="b3">σ. ὑμέναιοι, λέχη</b>, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Or.</span>558</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">El.</span>1099</span>; <b class="b3">τράπεζα, δίαιτα</b>, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Fr.</span>893</span> (lyr.), <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Ep.</span>336c</span>; <b class="b3">ἀριστοκρατία</b> <b class="b2">moderate</b>, <span class="bibl">Th.3.82</span>; <b class="b3">χάρις</b> ib. <span class="bibl">58</span>; βίος <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>733e</span>; φρονεῖν σώφρονα <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Fr.</span>64</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> <b class="b3">τὸ σῶφρον</b>, = [[σωφροσύνη]], <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Fr.</span>786</span>, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Hipp.</span>431</span>, <span class="bibl">Th.1.37</span>, <span class="bibl">3.82</span>; <b class="b3">σοῦ τὸ σ</b>. <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Andr.</span>365</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">346</span>, etc.; ἐπὶ τὸ -έστερον λαμβάνειν τι <span class="bibl">Hdt.3.71</span>; τὸ -έστατον <span class="bibl">Th.3.62</span>; τὰ σώφρονα λάγδην πατεῖται <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Fr.</span>683</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> Adv. -όνως <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Th.</span> 645</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Eu.</span>44</span>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.4.77</span>; σ. τραφῆναι <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Eq.</span>334</span> (lyr.); σ. τε καὶ μετρίως <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>399b</span>; <b class="b3">δικαίως πράττοντες καὶ σ</b>. Id.<span class="title">Alc.</span>1.134d; <b class="b3">σ. ἐφέπεσθαι</b> <b class="b2">cautiously</b>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Ages.</span>2.3</span>: Comp., <b class="b3">-έστερον πολιτεύειν</b> adopt a <b class="b2">more moderate</b> constitution, <span class="bibl">Th.8.53</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">1.84</span>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Eq.Mag.</span>1.14</span>, etc.; but -εστέρως <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">IA</span>379</span> (troch.): Sup. -έστατα <span class="bibl">Isoc.7.13</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>728e</span>.</span>