πρόφρων

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word πρόφρων. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word πρόφρων, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say πρόφρων in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word πρόφρων you have here. The definition of the word πρόφρων will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofπρόφρων, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Ancient Greek

Etymology

προ- (pro-) +‎ -φρων (-phrōn)

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

πρόφρων (próphrōn) (feminine πρόφρων, πρόφρασσα (Epic), neuter πρόφρον); third declension

  1. zealous, eager, earnest

Inflection

Alternative Epic feminine and adverb forms:

Further reading

  • πρόφρων”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • πρόφρασσα”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • πρόφρων in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • πρόφρων”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • πρόφρασσα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • πρόφρων”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.