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φίλος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: φίλος φίλη φίλον

Structure: φιλ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Sense

  1. That which is loved or important: beloved, dear
  2. (less commonly): loving, friendly

Declension

First/Second declension

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • ἀπωλόμην, φίλαι. (Euripides, Hecuba, episode 5:37)
  • ἀλλ’ εἰσορῶ γὰρ τοῦδε δεσπότου δέμασ Ἀγαμέμνονοσ, τοὐνθένδε σιγῶμεν, φίλαι. (Euripides, Hecuba, episode, iambics2)
  • ἠκούσατ’ ἀνδρὸσ Θρῃκὸσ οἰμωγήν, φίλαι; (Euripides, Hecuba, episode, lyric 1:2)
  • φίλαι, πέπρακται καίν’ ἔσω δόμων κακά. (Euripides, Hecuba, episode, lyric 1:4)
  • ἴτε πρὸσ λιμένασ σκηνάσ τε, φίλαι, τῶν δεσποσύνων πειρασόμεναι μόχθων· (Euripides, Hecuba, episode, anapests1)

Synonyms

  1. That which is loved or important

Similar forms

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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