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φιλοδέσποτος

φιλοδέσποτος, loving one’s lord

φῐλοδέσποτ-ος, ον,
  • loving oneʼs lord or master, ἀνδράποδα φ. slaves that hug their chains, cringing slaves, Hdt. 4.142, cf. Com.Adesp. 24.13 D.; φύσει φ. D.S. 17.66; φιλόδουλοι καὶ φιλοδέσποτοι J. BJ 4.3.10; δῆμος φ. Thgn. 849; in good sense, φ. ἀπελεύθερος MAMA 4.336 (Eumeneia); of dogs, Plu. Frat. 2.491c: τὸ φ. Luc. Fug. 16; φ. θεραπεῖαι Ph. 1.474: as Subst., title of plays by Timostratus, AB 80 (where dat. -τῃ), Theognetus, Ath. 14.616a, and Sogenes, IG 2(2).2323.157.

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