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φίλιος

philios

friendly

Appears 116 times across Plato's dialogues.

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φίλιος [ῐ], α, ον, also ος, ον E. Hel. 629 (lyr.), Arist. Fr. 675.13 (lyr.): (φίλος): I. Act., friendly, ὕμνος, ἔπη, Pi. P. 1.60, 4.29; λόγοι, γνῶμαι, Hdt. 7.163, 9.4; φρήν, ὄμματα, A. Ag. 1491 (anap.), Ch. 810 (lyr.); χείρ S. OC 201 (lyr.), E. l. c. (lyr.); c. dat., friendly to . . , φ. βροτοῖς φέγγος E. Tr. 849 (lyr.): esp. opp. πολέμιος, friendly, [ἡγεῖσθαι] τοὺς αὐτοὺς πολεμίους καὶ φ. IG 12.116.13; φ. πόλις, etc., Th. 5.44, etc.; Ῥίον φ. τοῖς Ἀθηναίοις Id. 2.86; φ. τοῖς συμμάχοις X. Cyr. 6.1.19; οὐδεμίαν πόλιν Ἄργεος φιλιωτέρην Hdt. 7.151; φ. τριήρης a friendly ship, i.e. one belonging to a friendly power, Th. 4.120; (for 8.102, v. ἐπίπλοος) ; πρεσβεῖαι φ. καὶ πολέμιαι to friends and foes, X. Lac. 13.10; πολλῶν . . φιλίων καὶ πολεμίων ναυαγίων wrecks of many ships both of friends and enemies, Lys. 2.38: ἡ φιλία (sc. γῆ, χώρα) friendly country, opp. ἡ πολεμία, X. Cyr. 1.6.9, An. 5.5.3, D. 18.301; τὰ φίλια, ἀναχωρίζειν τὰ φ. property of friends, X. Eq.Mag. 7.6; τισὶ φ. ἦν πρός τινας friendship, Hdt. 3.49 (v.l. φίλα); for φίλια τέμνειν τινί, v. τέμνω II.2: Comp. φιλιώτερος Id. 7.151. 2. Ζεὺς φ., Ζεύς as god of friendship (his temple at Megalopolis, Paus. 8.3.14), Diod.Com. 2.5,20; πρὸς Διὸς φιλίου Pl. Phdr. 234e; μαρτύρομαι τὸν φίλιον . . Δία Men. 54: in familiar language without Ζεύς, ναὶ τὸν φίλιον Ar. Ach. 730; νὴ τὸν φ. Pherecr. 96 (lyr.); πρὸς φιλίου Pl. Grg. 500b, 519e, Euthphr. 6b; μὰ τὸν φ. τὸν ἐμόν τε καὶ σόν Id. Alc. 1.109d; τὸν σὸν λιποῦσα φ. E. Andr. 603:—of other divinities, φ. δαίμονες Luc. Tox. 7; οἱ φ. θεοί Aristaenet. 2.14; kindly, gracious, Κύπρι φ. AP 5.10; ὦ Ζεῦ βασιλεῦ καὶ νὺξ φιλία A. Ag. 355 (anap.). II. Pass., beloved, dear, of persons and things, γυνή Id. Supp. 533 (lyr.); δμωΐδες Ch. 719 (anap.); ὦ φ. γενέθλα S. El. 226 (lyr.); φ. ἄλοχος E. Alc. 876 (lyr.), 917 (anap.); βρέφη Id. Tr. 557 (lyr.). III. Adv. -ίως Th. 3.65, X. Cyr. 6.3.13, Pl. Lg. 768e.
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