Παραφρόνιμον

demented

Translated by William Hutton27 Jul 2011Vetting: high2 revisions

1 note · 34 words
[Meaning] out of one's mind, foolish, and incapable in the matter of thoughts. "And know that I would be clearly demented [and] incapable in the realm of thought if I distance myself from you."1

Greek original · Adler’s text

Παραφρόνιμον· παράφρονα, ἀνόητον, καὶ ἄπορον περὶ τὰ φρονήματα. ἴσθι δέ, παραφρόνιμον, ἄπορον ἐπὶ φρόνημα πεφάνθαι μ' ἄν, εἴ σε νοσφίζομαι.

Betacode
*parafro/nimon: para/frona, a)no/hton, kai\ a)/poron peri\ ta\ fronh/mata. i)/sqi de/, parafro/nimon, a)/poron e)pi\ fro/nhma pefa/nqai m' a)/n, ei)/ se nosfi/zomai.

Notes (1)

  1. The headword, extracted from the quotation given, is masculine accusative singular of the rare adjective parafro/nimos.
  2. 1Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus [Oedipus the King] 690-91, with comments from the scholia. ↩

Neighbouring entries

π481Παραυτόθενinstanterπ482Παράφοροςborne aside, carried away, insaneπ483Παραφρόνιμονdementedπ484ΠαραφρονῶI am out of my mindπ485Παραφρυκτωρευόμενοςmaking improper beacon-signals
Revision history2 revisions · last 14 Sep 2013
  1. more keywords — David Whitehead
  2. added primary note; tweaks — David Whitehead
  3. Translated — William Hutton

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