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φίλτρον

Second declension Noun; Neuter 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: φίλτρον φίλτρου

Structure: φιλτρ (Stem) + ον (Ending)

Etym.: properly fi/lhtron, from file/w

Sense

  1. a love-charm, spell to produce love, whether a potion, or any other means
  2. (generally) charm, spell
  3. (in the plural) love, affection
  4. the sinking on the upper lip, philtrum
  5. name for the plant σταφυλῖνος

Declension

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

  • οὐκ ἀγνοεῖτε δὲ τὰ τῆσ ἀδελφότητοσ φίλτρα, ἅπερ ἡ θεία καὶ πάνσοφοσ πρόνοια διὰ τῶν πατέρων τοῖσ γενομένοισ ἐμέρισε καὶ διὰ τῆσ μητρῴασ φυτεύσασα γαστρόσ, (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees IV 13:19)
  • ἀλλ’ ὅμωσ καὶ περὶ τῆσ φύσεωσ καὶ τῆσ συνηθείασ καὶ τῶν τῆσ ἀρετῆσ ἠθῶν τὰ τῆσ ἀδελφότητοσ αὐτοῖσ φίλτρα συναυξόντων, ἀνέσχοντο διὰ τὴν εὐσέβειαν τοὺσ ἀδελφοὺσ οἱ ὑπολελειμμένοι, τοὺσ καταικιζομένουσ ὁρῶντεσ μέχρι θανάτου βασανιζομένουσ. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees IV 13:27)
  • ὦ φύσισ ἱερὰ καὶ φίλτρα γονέων καὶ γένεσισ φιλόστοργε καὶ τροφεῖα καὶ μητέρων ἀδάμαστα πάθη. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees IV 15:13)
  • τὰ θεῶν δὲ φίλτρα φροῦδα Τροίᾳ. (Euripides, The Trojan Women, choral, antistrophe 24)
  • τί ποτ’ ἄπληστοσ εἶ κακῶν, ἔρωτασ ἀπάτασ δόλιά τ’ ἐξευρήματα ἀσκοῦσα φίλτρα θ’ αἱματηρὰ δωμάτων; (Euripides, Helen, episode, dialogue 19:5)

Synonyms

  1. a love-charm

  2. charm

  3. love

  4. name for the plant σταφυλῖνος

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