Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

φιλήδονος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: φιλήδονος φιλήδονον

Structure: φιληδον (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: h(donh/

Sense

  1. fond of pleasure
  2. wont to bring delight

Examples

  • οὐ γὰρ ἐν βασιλεῦσιν ἠγωνίζετο, ἀλλ’ ἐν γεωργοῖσ καὶ ἰδιώταισ, μᾶλλον δὲ ἐν ἀνθρώποισ φιληδόνοισ καὶ μαλακοῖσ. (Dio, Chrysostom, Orationes, 15:2)

Synonyms

  1. fond of pleasure

Related

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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