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Ancient Greek
Etymology
περιφραδής (periphradḗs) + -ως (-ōs)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pe.ri.pʰra.dé.ɔːs/ → /pe.ri.ɸraˈðe.os/ → /pe.ri.fraˈðe.os/
Adverb
περῐφρᾰδέως • (periphradéōs)
- (Epic) carefully
Usage notes
In Homer, this adverb only ever modifies the verb ὀπτάω (optáō, “to roast”).
Further reading
- “περιφραδέως”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- περιφραδέως in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963