Dictionary Phroneô

to be minded, either of reflection or of purpose

• I.1. - have understanding, be wise, prudent, rare in Hom., aristoi . . machesthai te phroneein te best both in battle and counsel, Hom. Il. 6.79: but freq. in Trag. and Att.
• I. 2. - with Advbs., eu phronein think rightly, peri tinosHdt. 2.16; to be sane (cf. infr. IV), Eur. Ba. 851, Aristoph. Cl. 817, Lys. 19.41, etc.; kerdiston eu phronounta mê phronein dokeinAesch. PB 387; hoi phronountes eu kratousi pantachou Soph. Aj. 1252, cf. ti=Soph. El. 394, Eur. Orest. 99, al. (but eu phroneô, also, to be well disposed,v. infr. II.2); kakôs, kalôs phroneô, Hom. Od. 18.168
• II.1. - to be fain that . . , c. acc. et inf., Hom. Il. 3.98: c. inf., to be minded to do, au=Hom. Il. 9.608, au=Hom. Il. 17.286; without inf., hoi d' ithus phroneon [ienai] were minded to go right on ward, au=Hom. Il. 13.135, cf. au=Hom. Il. 12.124; hêiper dê phroneô [telesai] au=Hom. Il. 9.310
• II. 2. - freq. with neut. Adj.,
• a. phroneô tini tina to have certain thoughts for or towards any one, to be so and so minded towards him, patri phila phroneôn kindly minded towards him, Hom. Il. 4.219, cf. Hom. Od. 6.313, etc.; kaka phroneousi . . allêloisin Hom. Il. 22.264; tôi oloa phroneôn au=Hom. Il. 16.701; with Advbs., eu phronein tisi (cf. supr. I.2) Hom. Od. 7.74; to be minded so and so, think or purpose such and such things, agatha phroneô Hom. Il. 6.162, Hom. Od. 1.43; phila phroneô IBID=au=Hom. Od. 1.307=lr; kaka au=Hom. Od. 17.596; ta phroneeis ha t' egô per Hom. Il. 4.361; kruptadia phroneô to have secret purposes, au=Hom. Il. 1.542; atala phroneô to be gaily disposed, au=Hom. Il. 18.567, Hes. Th. 989; pukina phroneô have wise thoughts, be cunningly minded, Hom. Od. 9.445; ephêmeria phroneô think only of the passing day, au=Hom. Od. 21.85; theoisin isa phroneô Hom. Il. 5.441; also ou pardalios tosson menos hosson Panthou huies phroneousin the panther's courage is not so great as is the spirit of the sons of Panthus, Hom. Il. 17.23.
• b. esp. freq. in the phrase mega phronein to be high-minded, have high thoughts, to be high-spirited, Hom. Il. 11.296, au=Hom. Il. 13.156; of lions and boars, au=Hom. Il. 16.758, au=Hom. Il. 11.325
• c. of those who agree in opinion, ta tinos phronein to be of another's mind, be on his side or of his party, Hdt. 2.162, etc.; ta sa phroneô IDEM=Hdt. 7.102; also ison emoi phroneousa thinking like me, Hom. Il. 15.50, cf. Soph. Ant. 374 (lyr.); tôuto or kata tôuto phroneô to be like-minded, make common cause, Hdt. 1.60, au=Hdt. 5.3; emoi phroneô xunôida Aristoph. Birds 635 (lyr.): opp. amphis phroneô think differently, Hom. Il. 13.345; allêi phroneô think another way, HH 3.469.
• III.- comprehend, gignôskô, phroneô Hom. Od. 16.136, al.: more freq. c. acc., to be well aware of . . , ta phroneous' ana thumon, ha . . au=Hom. Od. 2.116; ouk opida phroneontes eni phresin paying no heed to it, au=Hom. Od. 14.82; phroneô tên hêmeran pay regard to it, Ep.Rom.14.6; consider, ponder, Hom. Il. 2.36, au=Hom. Il. 18.4, al.
• IV.- to be in possession of one's senses, sts. almost = zên, to be sensible, be alive, eme ton dustênon eti phroneont' eleêson, for eti zônta, Hom. Il. 22.59

See also

• Liddell-Scott-Jones Lexicon of Classical Greek: phroneô

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