II. contemn, despise, τινας Th.1.25; “τὰ δαιμόνια” D.H.1.71, etc.: c. gen., “τοῦ ζῆν” Pl.Ax.372b; “τοῦ πιθανοῦ” Plu.Thes.1, cf. Ael.Tact. Praef.3, etc.: metaph., of diseases or difficult patients, defy remedies, Alex. Trall.1.15, Archig. ap. Aët.6.8:— Pass., J.AJ4.5.2.
III. intr., to be very thoughtful, “οὐ περιφρονοῦσα ἡλικία” Pl.Ax.365b (s.v.l.).