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[123] φιλήσεαι, ‘shalt be entreated well.’ In primitive society the showing of friendliness precedes the feeling of friendliness; and, again, of this act the most definite form is hospitality; cp. “ξείνισσα καὶ ἐν μεγάροιοι φίλησα Il.3. 207, “ἐπεὶ φιλέεσθε παρ᾽ αὐτῇ Il.13. 627.So Od.4. 29ἄλλον πέμπωμεν ἱκανέμεν ὅς κε φιλήσῃ Od., 8. 208 τίς ἂν φιλέοντι μάχοιτο Od., 10. 14 μῆνα δὲ πάντα φίλει με”. But the other meaning of “φιλεῖν” is not excluded. Cp. “φιλέεσκε γὰρ αἰνῶς” inf. 264.

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