περιφρον-έω,
compass in thought, speculate about, τὸν ἥλιον [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 225; τὰ πράγματα [prev. work] 741. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II contemn, despise, τινας [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.25; τὰ δαιμόνια 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 1.71, etc.: with _genitive_, τοῦ ζῆν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Axiochus” 372b; τοῦ πιθανοῦ 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Theseus” 1, compare 2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “Tact. Praef.” 3, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]: metaphorically, of diseases or difficult patients, defy remedies, [[ 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor Trall. 1.15, 2nd c.AD: Archigenes Medicus cited in 6th c.AD: Aëtius Medicus 6.8 ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]:— passive, [[ 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Antiquitates Judaicae” 4.5.2. ] Refs 1st c.AD+]
__III intransitive, to be very thoughtful, οὐ περιφρονοῦσα ἡλικία [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Axiochus” 365b (assuming variant). ] Refs 5th c.BC+]