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ἔμφρων

emphron

in oneʼs mind

Appears 56 times across Plato's dialogues.

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ἔμφρων, ον, gen. ονος, (φρήν) A. in oneʼs mind or senses, sensible: opp., 1. to one mad, σε Ζεὺς τίθησιν ἔμφρονα brings thee to thy senses, A. Pr. 848; ἔ. εἰμί Id. Ch. 1026; ἔ. καθίσταμαι I come to myself, S. Aj. 306; ποιητὴς . . οὐκ ἔ. ἐστίν Pl. Lg. 719c; ἀντὶ μανικῶν . . ἑξεις ἔμφρονας ἔχειν ib.791b. 2. to one dead, ἔτʼ ἔ. S. Ant. 1237, cf. Antipho 2.3.2; ἔ. γίγνεσθαι to recover from a swoon or lethargy, Hp. Coac. 136. 3. to one asleep, S.E. M. 7.129. II. rational, intelligent, ζῷα ἔ., opp. εἴδωλα ἄφρ., X. Mem. 1.4.4; also ζωή, βίος ἔ., Pl. R. 521a, Ti. 36e; ἡ πρεσβυτῶν ἔ. παιδιά Id. Lg. 769a; τέχνη -εστέρα Arist. Rh. 1359b6; ὅταν ἐς ἥβην ἐξικώμεθʼ ἔμφρονες when we come to years of discretion, prob. in S. Fr. 583.6. 2. sensible, prudent, Thgn. 1126, Pi. O. 9.74, S. OT 436; ἔ. σωφροσύνη Th. 1.84; ἔ. περί τι wise about or in a thing, Pl. Lg. 809d; τῶν δημιουργῶν ἢ τῶν ἄλλων τῶν ἐ. ἀνδρῶν experts, Id. Hipparch. 226c. Adv. -όνως sensibly, wisely, Id. R. 396d, al., Antiph. 104: Comp. -έστερον Phalar. Ep. 67.3: Sup. -έστατα Plu. Ant. 14.
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