Παρακοπὴ φρενῶν

frenzy of wits

Translated by David Whitehead14 Oct 2005Vetting: high5 revisions

2 words

[Meaning] delirium.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Παρακοπὴ φρενῶν· ἡ φρενιτίασις.

Betacode

*parakoph\ frenw=n: h( freniti/asis.

Notes

The headword phrase appears (in the accusative case) in Josephus, Jewish War 1.506 (web address 1). See the related verb at pi 370.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

π370Παρακόψαςhaving gone mad[Meaning] having lost his mind. "He died, full of lots of unmixed wine and having gone mad, at the age of seventy-five".

Neighbouring entries

π367Παρακοᾶνto mishear π368Παρακονᾶνto whet against π369Παρακοπὴ φρενῶνfrenzy of wits π370Παρακόψαςhaving gone mad π371Παρὰ κωφὸν ἀποπαρδεῖνto fart beside a deaf man

Revision history5 revisions · last 21 May 2021

21 May 2021added a link and a cross-reference — Catharine Roth
4 Sep 2013Revised — David Whitehead
29 Aug 2011expanded note; more keywords — David Whitehead
16 Oct 2005another keyword — David Whitehead
14 Oct 2005Set status — Elizabeth Vandiver
14 Oct 2005Translated — David Whitehead