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περίνοια , ,
A.thoughtfulness, quick comprehension, τινος Pl.Ax.370c : abs., Philostr.VS2.4.2, Luc.Zeux.2 ; ἐν περινοίᾳ γεγονέναι to have comprehended, Gal.18(1).331.
II. over-wiseness, Th.3.43 ; subtlety, λογικὴ π. Simp.in Ph.1205.28.
III. disdain, contempt, Aristid.1.141 J. (v.l.), Lib.Or.12.48, Phot., Suid.
IV. sharp practice, fraud, “π. καὶ ἀπάτηJust.Nov.7.12, cf. Cod.Just.1.3.41.5.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (4):
    • Flavius Josephus, Jewish Antiquities, 18.6.2
    • Thucydides, Histories, 3.43
    • Lucian, Zeuxis, 2
    • Philostratus the Athenian, Lives of the Sophists, 2.4.2
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