ἐπίφρων

epiphron

thoughtful

Appears 4 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπίφρων, ον, gen. ονος, (φρήν) A. thoughtful, οἵ τε δύνανται ἄφρονα ποιῆσαι..ἐπίφρονα to make the thoughtful thoughtless, Od. 23.12 ; αἰχμητὴν..καὶ ἐπίφρονα βουλήν sage in counsel, 16.242 ; ἐ. Αὐγείαο Theoc. 25.29 ; also ἐ. βουλή Od. 3.128, Hes. Th. 122 ; ἐ. μῆτις Od. 19.326, B. 15.25. —Ep. and Lyr., never in Il.
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