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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

  • ἐκ τοῦ σκότου τε τῶν τε νυκτερησίων φίλτρων μεγίστη γίγνεται βροτοῖσ χάρισ. (Euripides, Hecuba, episode, iambics 5:5)
  • ὦ σύγγονέ μοι, χρονίαν σ’ ἐσιδὼν τῶν σῶν εὐθὺσ φίλτρων στέρομαι καὶ σ’ ἀπολείψω σοῦ λειπόμενοσ. (Euripides, episode, anapests10)
  • ἀγαθῶν βασιλέων ἑταῖροι προαποθνήσκουσιν ἑκουσίωσ καὶ προκινδυνεύουσιν, ἀλλ’ ἔρωτι τῆσ Ἀρετῆσ ὥσπερ ὑπὸ φίλτρων μέλιτται τῷ ἄρχοντι προσέρχονται καὶ προσπεφύκασι. (Plutarch, De Alexandri magni fortuna aut virtute, chapter 2, section 13 25:1)
  • οὐ γὰρ διὰ Τύχην ἀγαθῶν βασιλέων ἑταῖροι προαποθνήσκουσιν ἑκουσίωσ καὶ προκινδυνεύουσιν, ἀλλ’ ἔρωτι τῆσ Ἀρετῆσ ὥσπερ ὑπὸ φίλτρων μέλιτται τῷ ἄρχοντι προσέχονται καὶ προσπεφύκασι. (Plutarch, De Alexandri magni fortuna aut virtute, chapter 2, section 12 11:4)
  • "πλὴν εἰ κριτῇ σοι δόξειε φίλτρων ἕνεκα καὶ γοητείασ κτεῖναι γυναῖκα, πλεῖον ἢ σὺ βούλει φιλεῖσθαι δεομένην. (Plutarch, Mulierum virtutes, 4:2)

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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