ἀριφραδής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἀρι- (ari-) +‎ φραδής (phradḗs, “understanding, wise, shrewd”), from the root of φράζω (phrázō)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.ri.pʰra.dɛ̌ːs/ → /a.ri.ɸraˈðis/ → /a.ri.fraˈðis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.ri.pʰra.dɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.ri.pʰraˈde̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.ri.ɸraˈðis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.ri.fraˈðis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.ri.fraˈðis/

Adjective

ἀρῐφρᾰδής • (arĭphrădḗs) m or f (neuter ἀρῐφρᾰδές); third declension (chiefly Epic)

1. easy to be known, very distinct, manifest, plain
2. very thoughtful, wise

Declension

Third declension of ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδής; ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδές (uncontracted, Epic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδής ărĭphrădḗs	ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδές ărĭphrădés		ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδεῖ / ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδέε ărĭphrădeî / ărĭphrădée	ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδεῖ / ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδέε ărĭphrădeî / ărĭphrădée		ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδεῖς / ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδέες ărĭphrădeîs / ărĭphrădées	ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδέᾰ ărĭphrădéă
Genitive		ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδέος / ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδεῦς ărĭphrădéos / ărĭphrădeûs	ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδέος / ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδεῦς ărĭphrădéos / ărĭphrădeûs		ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδοῖν ărĭphrădoîn	ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδοῖν ărĭphrădoîn		ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδέων ărĭphrădéōn	ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδέων ărĭphrădéōn
Dative		ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδεῖ / ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδέῐ̈ ărĭphrădeî / ărĭphrădéĭ̈	ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδεῖ / ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδέῐ̈ ărĭphrădeî / ărĭphrădéĭ̈		ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδοῖν ărĭphrădoîn	ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδοῖν ărĭphrădoîn		ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδέσῐ / ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδέσῐν ărĭphrădésĭ(n)	ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδέσῐ / ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδέσῐν ărĭphrădésĭ(n)
Accusative		ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδέᾰ ărĭphrădéă	ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδές ărĭphrădés		ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδεῖ / ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδέε ărĭphrădeî / ărĭphrădée	ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδεῖ / ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδέε ărĭphrădeî / ărĭphrădée		ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδέᾰς ărĭphrădéăs	ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδέᾰ ărĭphrădéă
Vocative		ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδές ărĭphrădés	ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδές ărĭphrădés		ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδεῖ / ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδέε ărĭphrădeî / ărĭphrădée	ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδεῖ / ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδέε ărĭphrădeî / ărĭphrădée		ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδεῖς / ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδέες ărĭphrădeîs / ărĭphrădées	ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδέᾰ ărĭphrădéă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδέως ărĭphrădéōs			ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδέστερος ărĭphrădésteros			ᾰ̓ρῐφρᾰδέστᾰτος ărĭphrădéstătos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “ἀριφραδής”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἀριφραδής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀριφραδής in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• ἀριφραδής in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• “ἀριφραδής”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
• “ἀριφραδής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press