Skip to content Skip to search
About Report a problem (opens in a new tab)

φιλάνθρωπος

φιλάνθρωπος, loving mankind, humane, benevolent, kindly

Could not find φιλανθρώπους in Logeion dictionaries.

φιλανθρώπους masculine accusative plural, feminine accusative plural of φιλάνθρωπος

See φιλανθρώπους in Morpho

φῐλάνθρωπ-ος, ον,
  • 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.54 J.; 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. Mus. 2.1135c, etc.; of wines, generous, Id. Cleom. 13 (Comp.), cf. QConv. 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.

Saved

Recent

Keyboard shortcuts

/ s Search
← → Previous / next dictionary
1 – 9 Go to dictionary 1–9
j k Next / previous word in the word wheel
m Switch between Logeion and Morpho
b Save or unsave this word
Shift B Saved and recent words
l Look up the selected word
Esc Close suggestions or a panel
? This list