ΜΕΓΑΛΟΦΡΟΝΗΣΑΙ, μεγαλοφρονησαι
MEGALOPHRONĒSAI, megalophronēsai
Sounds Like: meh-gah-loh-froh-NEE-sai
Translations: to be high-minded, to be proud, to think great things, to be magnanimous, to be arrogant
From the root: ΜΕΓΑΛΟΦΡΟΝΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes the act of having a high opinion of oneself or of thinking great things. It can carry both positive connotations, meaning to be magnanimous or noble-minded, and negative connotations, meaning to be arrogant or proud. It is often used to describe someone who acts with a sense of their own importance or grandeur.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 19 — 7:328
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΕΓΑΛΟΦΡΟΝΕΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΜΕΓΑΛΟΦΡΟΝΕΙΣΘΑΙ — to be high-minded, to be proud, to be arrogant, to be conceited, to think highly of oneself
- ΜΕΓΑΛΟΦΡΟΝΟΥΝ — to be high-minded, to be proud, to be arrogant, to be conceited, to think highly of oneself
- ΜΕΓΑΛΟΦΡΟΝΟΥΝΤΑ — being high-minded, being proud, being arrogant, being conceited, being magnanimous, being noble-minded
- ΜΕΓΑΛΟΦΡΟΝΟΥΝΤΕΣ — being high-minded, being proud, being arrogant, being boastful, being conceited
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