previous next
φι^λα?́δελφ-ος , ον,
A.loving one's brother or sister, brotherly, sisterly, “φ. δάκρυα” S.Ant. 527 (anap.); of persons, X.Mem.2.3.17, Plu.Sol.27: Sup., Id.Luc. 43; freq. as a title of kings, as of Ptolemy Il and Arsinoe, Wilcken Chr.106, etc.; of Ptolemy XIII, OGI185, etc., and of Attalus Il; ib.329.38 (Aegina, ii B. C.), etc.; τῆς Φ. Κύπριδος, of Arsinoe, Posidipp. ap. Ath.7.318d; of Antoninus and Verus, IG22.3405, al.; “τὸ φ. τῆς ψυχῆς” D.S.17.34. Adv. -φως Sch.S.l.c.
2. in NT, loving the brethren, 1 Ep.Pet.3.8.
II. φιλάδελφον, τό, mock orange, Philadelphus coronarius, Apollod. ap. Ath.15.682c.
III. φιλάδελφοι, οἱ, name of fabulous stones, Ps.-Plu.Fluv.11.4.
Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. A Greek-English Lexicon. revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones. with the assistance of. Roderick McKenzie. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1940.

The National Endowment for the Humanities provided support for entering this text.

hide Dictionary Entry Lookup
Use this tool to search for dictionary entries in all lexica.
Search for in
How to enter text in Greek:
hide References (6 total)
  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (6):
    • Diodorus, Historical Library, 17.34
    • New Testament, 1 Peter, 3.8
    • Sophocles, Antigone, 527
    • Xenophon, Memorabilia, 2.3.17
    • Plutarch, Lucullus, 43
    • Plutarch, Solon, 27
hide Display Preferences
Greek Display:
Arabic Display:
View by Default:
Browse Bar: