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Liddell-Scott-Jones Lexicon of Classical Greek
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In Perseus Texts:summachiaphilosphiliosagathosallêlôn
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phi^li-a, Ion. -iê, hê, (phileô) affectionate regard, friendship (not in A. or S.), usu. betw. equals, andressi kakois sunthemenoi ph. Thgn.306, IG12.1037; epangellesthai ph. Hdt. 7.130; eis allêlous philias anakirnasthai Eur. Hipp. 254 (anap.), cf. Democr.109, al., Hippias au=Democr. 17, Antipho Soph.64 (pl.), Andoc. 3.29, Plat. Sym. 179c, etc.; philias, inscr. on a bowl (perh. loving-cup), BSA32.194 (Haliartus, Hellenistic), etc.; hê tês psuchês ph. dia to hagnê einai, opp. erôs, Xen. Sym. 8.15, cf. Plat. Phaedrus 255e; opp. echthra, Isoc. 1.33, Plot.3.2.2; hê ph. tou kosmou echthra tou theou estin Ep.Jac.4.4; opp. misos, Isoc. 15.122; ph. theôn kai anthrôpôn Plat. Sym. 188d; of family affection, Xen. Hiero 3.7 (pl.); en tais ph. in the family circle, Aristot. Poet. 1453b19; of the regard of dependents towards their superiors, Xen. Anab. 1.6.3; ph. hê pros ton dêmon Isoc. 16.28; of friendship between States, echrêmatise peri philias tois Athênaiois Thuc. 5.5; ph. kai xummachia IDEM=Thuc. 6.34; tês ph. aphesthai, tên ph. dialusasthai, of communities, Isoc. 6.11, au=Isoc. 14.33: various eidê distd. by Aristot. Nic. Eth. 1156a7 ff.; by the Stoics, Stoic.3.24, au=Stoic. 3.27=lr, au=Stoic. 3.181=lr: phrases, ph. pros tinas poiêsasthai Xen. Mem. 2.6.29; para tinôn ph. labein IDEM=Xen. Cyrop. 3.1.28; tisi dia philias ienai IDEM=Xen. Anab. 3.2.8; eis ph. iteon, erchetai, Plat. Phaedrus 237c, ti=Plat. Lysis 214d; estin hêmin en ph. PMich.Zen.33.3 (iii B. C.); ananeoumenos tên ph. kai zenian tên proteron huparchousan Isoc. L. 7.13; proliponth' hêmeterên ph. Thgn.1102; elipe ph. Eur. Alc. 930 (lyr.); tês ph. existasthai tini Lys. 8.18: with Preps., dia philias Plat. Stat. 304e; meta philias Xen. Mem. 1.2.10; dia philian, v. infr.; twr kata philian Plat. Laws 823b:--

  • the person is commonly expressed by pros tina, Isoc. 5.32; pros allêlous IDEM=Isoc. 9.57, etc.; less freq. eis allêlous E.Hipp. (v. supr.); also by object. gen., dia philian autou through friendship for him, Thuc. 1.91; ph. xunetou friendship with a wise man, Democr.98; so hêmeterê ph. friendship with us, Thgn.600, au=Thgn. 1102 (v. supr.), Isoc. 6.11 (v. supr.); philia hê sê Xen. Anab. 7.7.29, E ti=X. Or.138, etc.: pl., ph. ischurai Hdt. 3.82, Plat. Sym. 182c.

    2. friendliness, amiability, ph. aneu tou stergein     Aristot. Nic. Eth. 1126b22, cf. au=Aristot. Nic. Eth. 1108a28.

    3. later, of lovers, fondness, LXXPr.5.19, Lyr.Alex.Adesp.1.8, AP5.266 (Agath.).

    4. c. gen., of things, fondness, liking for, kerdous     Plat. Rep. 581a; [tôn archôn] Arist.Cael.306a12.

    5. the natural force which unites discordant elements and movements, opp. neikos, Emp.18, al.,     Isoc. 15.268.

    II. Pythag. name for three, Theol.Ar.16 (not for six, Iamb. In Nic. au=Iamb. =lr P.).