ὑπέρφρων

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-, “over”) +‎ -φρων (-phrōn, mind)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /hy.pér.pʰrɔːn/ → /yˈper.ɸron/ → /iˈper.fron/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hy.pér.pʰrɔːn/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)yˈper.pʰron/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /yˈper.ɸron/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /yˈper.fron/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /iˈper.fron/

Adjective

ῠ̔πέρφρων • (hŭpérphrōn) m or f (neuter ῠ̔́περφρον); third declension

1. proud, haughty

Inflection

Third declension of ῠ̔πέρφρων; ῠ̔́περφρον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ῠ̔πέρφρων hŭpérphrōn	ῠ̔́περφρον hŭ́perphron		ῠ̔πέρφρονε hŭpérphrone	ῠ̔πέρφρονε hŭpérphrone		ῠ̔πέρφρονες hŭpérphrones	ῠ̔πέρφρονᾰ hŭpérphronă
Genitive		ῠ̔πέρφρονος hŭpérphronos	ῠ̔πέρφρονος hŭpérphronos		ῠ̔περφρόνοιν hŭperphrónoin	ῠ̔περφρόνοιν hŭperphrónoin		ῠ̔περφρόνων hŭperphrónōn	ῠ̔περφρόνων hŭperphrónōn
Dative		ῠ̔πέρφρονῐ hŭpérphronĭ	ῠ̔πέρφρονῐ hŭpérphronĭ		ῠ̔περφρόνοιν hŭperphrónoin	ῠ̔περφρόνοιν hŭperphrónoin		ῠ̔πέρφροσῐ / ῠ̔πέρφροσῐν hŭpérphrosĭ(n)	ῠ̔πέρφροσῐ / ῠ̔πέρφροσῐν hŭpérphrosĭ(n)
Accusative		ῠ̔πέρφρονᾰ hŭpérphronă	ῠ̔́περφρον hŭ́perphron		ῠ̔πέρφρονε hŭpérphrone	ῠ̔πέρφρονε hŭpérphrone		ῠ̔πέρφρονᾰς hŭpérphronăs	ῠ̔πέρφρονᾰ hŭpérphronă
Vocative		ῠ̔́περφρον hŭ́perphron	ῠ̔́περφρον hŭ́perphron		ῠ̔πέρφρονε hŭpérphrone	ῠ̔πέρφρονε hŭpérphrone		ῠ̔πέρφρονες hŭpérphrones	ῠ̔πέρφρονᾰ hŭpérphronă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ῠ̔περφρόνως hŭperphrónōs			ῠ̔περφρονέστερος hŭperphronésteros			ῠ̔περφρονέστᾰτος hŭperphronéstătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• ὑπερφρονέω (huperphronéō)
• ὑπερφρόνησῐς (huperphrónēsĭs)
• ὑπερφροσῠ́νη (huperphrosŭ́nē)

Further reading

• “ὑπέρφρων”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ὑπέρφρων”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ὑπέρφρων in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • arrogant idem, page 41.
  • boastful idem, page 87.
  • braggart idem, page 93.
  • cold idem, page 142.
  • contemptuous idem, page 167.
  • disdainful idem, page 232.
  • distant idem, page 240.
  • flaunting idem, page 326.
  • haughty idem, page 388.
  • imperious idem, page 420.
  • ostentatious idem, page 580.
  • overbearing idem, page 585.
  • overweening idem, page 587.
  • proud idem, page 653.
  • scornful idem, page 741.
  • supercilious idem, page 838.
  • vain idem, page 942.
  • vainglorious idem, page 942.