φιλόστοργος

philostorgos

loving tenderly, affectionate

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 2
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Book IX 2
Chapter 4 611a5–14

611a12

Chapter 37 620b10–622b18

621a29
Physiognomonics 1
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Chapter 5 809a26–810a13

809b35

Dictionary (LSJ)

φιλόστοργος, ον, (στέργω, στοργή) A. loving tenderly, affectionate, freq. of family affection, X. Cyr. 1.3.2, Theoc. 18.13, etc.; of a nurse, Sor. 1.88; of horses, Arist. HA 611a12; γένος ἀετῶν πρὸς τοὺς τρέφοντας φ. Ael. NA 2.40; title of two queens named Athenais, IG 22.3426.3, 3428.5; φ. εἰς ἀλλήλους Ep.Rom. 12.10; περί τινα Plu. Cleom. 1 (dub. constr.); φ. πρὸς τὰ τηλικαῦτα Id. 2.608c: Comp., nihil -ότερον Cic. Att. 13.9.1: Sup., -οτάτη διαφερόντως πρός τινα OGI 331.46 (Pergam., ii B. C.):—τὸ φ., = φιλοστοργία, X. Ages. 8.1, Plu. Sol. 7; τὸ ποτὶ τὰν πατρίδα φ. Abh.Berl.Akad. 1925(5).28 (Cyrene, i B. C./i A. D.). Adv. -γως Arist. HA 621a29; εὐσεβῶς τὰ πρὸς τοὺς θεοὺς διακείμενος καὶ φ. πρὸς τοὺς γονεῖς OGI 229.6 (Smyrna, iii B. C.), cf. BMus.Inscr. 925b12 (Branchidae, i B. C.), Plu. Fab. 21; φ. ἔχειν πρός . . J. AJ 4.6.8; literae φ. scriptae, Cic. Att. 15.17.2: Comp. -ότερον Gp. 16.21.6: Sup. -ότατα Iamb. VP 7.34.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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