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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

  • οὐχ ὅπωσ μείζουσ ἀρχὰσ εὐνοίασ ἔχων πρὸσ ἐμὲ μείζονα τὰ δίκαιά μοι τῆσ εὐνοίασ ἐσφέρει καὶ ἐπιδίδωσιν, ἢ τό γε ἔλαττον ἐμὲ μιμεῖται καὶ ζηλοῖ τοῦ φίλτρου· (Lucian, Abdicatus, (no name) 18:10)
  • ὅτι μὲν οὖν, ὦ Δημόσθενεσ, οὐδένεσ τῶν πάντων, ὡσ σὺ φῂσ, ἵν’ ἀτελεῖσ ὦσι, φιλοτιμίασ ἅπτεσθαί μοι δοκοῦσιν, ἀλλὰ δόξησ ἕνεχ’ αὑτῶν καὶ τοῦ πρὸσ τὴν πόλιν ζήλου καὶ φίλτρου, δῆλον ἔκ τε τῶν μετὰ τὸ πάνυ τοι πεφιλοτιμῆσθαι οὐδὲν οὐδ’ ὁτιοῦν τὸ παράπαν λαβεῖν βουληθέντων, ἀλλ’ αὐτὸ τοῦτο μόνον ἀποχρῆν ἡγουμένων, ὅτι περ οὕτωσ αὐτοῖσ τὰ πρὸσ τὴν πόλιν ὑπῆρξεν· (Aristides, Aelius, Orationes, 13:1)

Synonyms

  1. a love-charm

  2. charm

  3. love

  4. name for the plant σταφυλῖνος

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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