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φίλτατος

philtatos

oneʼs nearest and dearest

Appears 11 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

φίλτατος, η, ον, irreg. Sup. of φίλος, mostly poet., Il. 6.91, al., Pi. P. 9.98, A. Th. 16, Ar.Ach.885, etc.; τὰ φ. A. oneʼs nearest and dearest, v. φίλος 1.1c; οἱ φ. A. Ch. 234; less freq. in Prose, Pl. Prt. 314a, Grg. 513a, Lg. 650a, X. Cyr. 4.3.2, etc.; τὰ φ. σώματα, opp. τοὺς ἀλλοτρίους, Aeschin. 3.78; cf. φίντατος.
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