καταφρονέω
kataphroneo
look down upon, think slightly of
Appears 32 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
καταφρονέω, A. look down upon, think slightly of, τινος 4.134, 7.63, etc.; τῶν παρόντων καταφρονῶν, τῶν ἀπόντων ἐπιθυμῶν 12.78; κ. τοῦ κινδύνου Ap. 28c; τῆς τέχνης Grg. 512c, al.; καύματος καὶ ψύχους 149 ; κυνηγεσίων Cyn. 1.18; θεῶν Ba. 199, 262; τῶν πτωχῶν 301.10; οὐ δεῖ διαβολῆς κ. 88.1. 2. c. acc., regard slightly, despise, Ba. 503; τοὺς ἐπιόντας 6.34:—Pass., to be despised, ὑπό τινων R. 556d; εἰς τὰ πολεμικὰ καταφρονούμενοι HG 7.4.30: fut. -φρονηθήσομαι 6.95, 1.176: also in med. form -φρονήσομαι Hp.Ma. 281c: aor. -εφρονήθην 6.108, Euthd. 273d. 3. abs., to be disdainful, deal contemptuously, 2.11, 1.3, Rh. 1378b15; τὸ -φρονοῦν contempt, 5.44. 4. c. inf., think contemptuously that . . , presume, καταφρονήσαντες Ἀρκάδων κρέσσονες εἶναι 1.66; καταφρονοῦντες κἂν προαισθέσθαι 3.83: also c. acc., -φρονήσαντες ταῦτα 8.10. 5. c. acc. et gen., like καταγιγνώσκω, κ. τῶν Ἀθηναίων ἀδυνασίαν 8.8. II. c.acc.rei, fix oneʼs thoughts upon, aim at, τὴν τυραννίδα 1.59; τοὺς βύστακας μὴ καταφρόνει do not think of your moustache, do not aim at having one (because the Spartans had to shave the upper lip, cf. μύσταξ), 44. III. come to oneʼs senses, Morb.Sacr. 15, Nat.Mul. 3 (prob.l.), 2.165f.
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