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ἀφραίνω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From ἄφρων (áphrōn) +‎ -αίνω (-aínō).[1]

Pronunciation

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Mark the vowel length of the ambiguous vowel by adding a macron after it if it is long, or a breve if it is short. By default, Module:grc-pronunciation assumes it is short if unmarked.
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Verb

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ἀφραίνω (aphraínō)

  1. (intransitive) to be foolish
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 20.360:
      ἀφραίνει ξεῖνος νέον ἄλλοθεν εἰληλουθώς. ἀλλά μιν αἶψα, νέοι, δόμου ἐκπέμψασθε θύραζε εἰς ἀγορὴν ἔρχεσθαι, ἐπεὶ τάδε νυκτὶ ἐΐσκει.
      aphraínei xeînos néon állothen eilēlouthṓs. allá min aîpsa, néoi, dómou ekpémpsasthe thúraze eis agorḕn érkhesthai, epeì táde nuktì eḯskei.
      This stranger who has lately come here has lost his senses. Servants, turn him out into the streets, since he finds it so dark here.

Inflection

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References

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  1. ^ Tucker, Elizabeth (1981) “GREEK FACTITIVE VERBS IN -oω, -oω AND-vω”, in Transactions of the Philological Society[1], volume 79, number 1, →DOI, →ISSN, page 24