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Οὐ γὰρ ἀργίας ὤνιονὑγίεια καὶ ἀπραξίας, ἅ γε δὴ μέγιστα κακῶν ταῖς νόσοις πρόσεστι, καὶ οὐδὲν διαφέρει τοῦ τὰ ὄμματα τῷ μὴ διαβλέπειν καὶ τὴν φωνὴν τῷ μὴ φθέγγεσθαι φυλάττοντος ὁ τὴν ὑγίειαν ἀχρηστίᾳ καὶ ἡσυχίᾳ σῴζειν οἰόμενος → For health is not to be purchased by idleness and inactivity, which are the greatest evils attendant on sickness, and the man who thinks to conserve his health by uselessness and ease does not differ from him who guards his eyes by not seeing, and his voice by not speaking

Plutarch, Advice about Keeping Well, section 24
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Full diacritics: κενεόφρων Medium diacritics: κενεόφρων Low diacritics: κενεόφρων Capitals: ΚΕΝΕΟΦΡΩΝ
Transliteration A: keneóphrōn Transliteration B: keneophrōn Transliteration C: keneofron Beta Code: keneo/frwn

English (LSJ)

ον, gen. ονος,

   A empty-minded, δῆμος Thgn.233; μῦθος, αὖχαι, Simon.75, Pi.N.11.29:—also κενόφρων, βουλεύματα A. Pr.762.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1416] ονος, leeres, eitles Sinnes; δῆμος Theogn. 233. 847; αὖχαι Pind. N. 11, 29; sp. D.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

κενεόφρων: -ον, μάταια φρονῶν, ματαιόφρων, κ. δῆμος Θέογν. 233, Σιμων. 75· κ. αὖχαι Πινδ. Ν. 11. 38·- οὐδ. κενεόφρονα φῦλα Ἀπολλιν. ἐν Παλ. Διαθ.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ων, ον ; gén. ονος;
à l’esprit vain.
Étymologie: κενεός, φρήν.

English (Slater)

κενεόφρων
   1 empty minded ἀλλὰ βροτῶν τὸν μὲν κενεόφρονες αὖχαι ἐξ ἀγαθῶν ἔβαλον (N. 11.29) κενεοφρόνων ἑταῖρον ἀνδρῶν (sc. φθόνον) fr. 212.

English (Slater)

κενεόφρων
   1 empty minded ἀλλὰ βροτῶν τὸν μὲν κενεόφρονες αὖχαι ἐξ ἀγαθῶν ἔβαλον (N. 11.29) κενεοφρόνων ἑταῖρον ἀνδρῶν (sc. φθόνον) fr. 212.