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προσφιλής

prosphiles

dear, beloved

Appears 17 times across Plato's dialogues.

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προσφιλής, ές, (φιλέω) A. dear, beloved, τῶν ἡλίκων . . προσφιλεστάτῳ Hdt. 1.123, cf. Th. 5.40: c. dat., dear or friendly to . . , Hdt. 1.163, S. Ichn. 78, Pl. Grg. 507e, etc.: of things, pleasing, agreeable, ἔργον θεοῖσι π. A. Th. 580; στολή, χάρις, S. Ph. 224 (Sup.), 558; πάσαις ἡλικίαις . . ἡ χρῆσις αὐτῆς (sc. τῆς μουσικῆς) ἐστὶ π. Arist. Pol. 1340a5; π. ἑκάστῳ . . τὸ κατὰ φύσιν Id. HA 590a10; τῇ αἰσθήσει Thphr. Od. 45; also of actions, lovely, ὅσα π. Ep.Phil. 4.8. Adv. -λῶς agreeably, c. dat., OGI 331.9 (Pergam., ii B.C.). II. Act., of persons, kindly affectioned, well-disposed, ὥς μʼ ἔθεσθε προσφιλῆ S. Ph. 532, cf. Th. 1.92, 7.86. Adv. -λῶς kindly, S. El. 442, Pl. Lg. 822b; π. ἡμῖν ἔχειν to be kindly affectioned to us, X. HG 2.3.44; π. χρῆσθαί Id. Mem. 2.3.16: Comp. -έστερον Pl. Mx. 248d: Sup. -έστατα X. Eq.Mag. 1.1, -εστάτως Isoc. (s. v.l.) ap.Poll. 3.63: poet. προσφιλέως IG 9(1).235 (Larymna).
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