φιλάνθρωπος

philanthropos

loving mankind, humane, benevolent, tender-hearted

Appears 8 times across Aristotle's works.

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Poetics 3
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Chapter 13 1452b28–1453a39

1452b38
1453a2
Chapter 18 1455b24–1456a32

1456a21
History of Animals 2
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Book IX 2
Chapter 26 617b23–26

617b26

Chapter 44 629b5–630a17

630a9
Nicomachean Ethics 1
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Book VIII 1
Chapter 1 1155a3–1155b16

1155a20
Politics 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 5 1262b37–1264b25

1263b15
De Virtutibus et Vitiis 1
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Chapter 8 1251b26–37

1251b35

Dictionary (LSJ)

φιλάνθρωπος, ον, A. loving mankind, humane, benevolent, tender-hearted, and, in weaker sense, kind, courteous, Epich.[274]; φ. καὶ φιλαθήναιος καὶ φιλόσοφος Isoc. Ep. 5.2; φ. καὶ φιλόπολις Id. 2.15; δημοτικὸς καὶ φ. X. Mem. 1.2.60; ψυχὴν φιλανθρωπότατος Id. Cyr. 1.2.1; φ. δὲ παύεσθαι τρόπου, of Prometheus, A. Pr. 11, cf. 28; of animals that attach themselves to men, as of dogs, gentle, X. Cyn. 6.25; of horses, Id. Eq. 2.3; τὸ φιλάνθρωπον, = φιλανθρωπία, Plu. Cat.Ma. 3, etc.; τὸ φ. καὶ μεταδοτικόν Phld. Oec.p.54J.; τὰ φιλάνθρωπα humane treatment, τῶν φ. τυχεῖν PCair.Zen. 638.13 (iii B. C.); kindnesses, Plb. 10.38.3, 12.5.3, etc. 2. of the gods, loving men, Pl. Smp. 189c (Sup.), Lg. 713d, Plu. Num. 4. II. of things, humane, humanizing, χάρις δικαία καὶ φ. E. Fr. 953.41; γεωργία X. Oec. 19.17; ψηφίσματα Id. Vect. 3.6; λόγοι D. 45.4; τρόπος, in Music, Plu. 2.1135c, etc.; of wines, generous, Id. Cleom. 13 (Comp.), cf. 2.680b. 2. appealing to human feeling, of situations, Arist. Po. 1452b38, al. (less prob., satisfying the sense of poetic justice). 3. Medic., of diet, generous, τροφὴ -οτέρα, opp. ὀλίγη, Gal. 1.211; but of a medical treatise, popular, Id. 15.551 (Comp.). III. φιλάνθρωπα, τά, concessions, grants, privileges, immunities, OGI 221.14 (Ilium, iii B. C.), PCair.Zen. 37.11 (iii B. C.), SIG 548.3 (Delph., iii B. C.), Plb. 4.26.8, UPZ 162v 22, al. (ii B. C.), OGI 331.42 (Pergam., ii B. C.), Epist.Jul.Caes. ap. J. AJ 14.10.2, D.S. 32.4, etc.; Thess. φιλάνθρουπα IG 9(2).517.16 (Larissa, iii B. C.). b. sg., benefaction, endowment, gratuity, BGU 1202.10 (i B. C.), Mon.Anc.Gr. 9.10, etc. c. sg., letter expressing friendly feelings, PSI 4.439.32, PCair.Zen. 56.10 (both iii B. C.). IV. Adv., -ως τινὶ κεχρῆσθαι D. 19.225; φ. διακεῖσθαι πρός τινα Plb. 1.68.13; φ. καὶ δημοτικῶς D. 24.24; θεοφιλῶς καὶ φ. Isoc. 9.43, cf. 15.132, Phld. Herc. 1251.14, etc.: Sup. -ότατα D. 24.191, D.C. 69.2. V. φῐλάνθρωπ-ον, τό, = ἀπαρίνη, Dsc. 3.90, Plin. HN 24.176; φιλανθρώπειος βοτάνη in Archig. ap. Gal. 12.574.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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