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φιλοφρονέομαι

φιλοφρονέομαι, to treat affectionately, to shew kindness to

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Φιλόφρονα Proper-name noun: masculine accusative singular of Φιλόφρων

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φῐλοφρον-έομαι, fut. ήσομαι, Luc. Tim. 48, etc.: aor. ἐφιλοφρονησάμην and -φρονήθην, v. infr.: (φιλόφρων):—
  • treat or deal with kindly, show favour to, τινα Hdt. 3.50, Pl. Lg. 738d, al.; τὰ ἄγρια ὄντα τῶν θηρίων Gal. 19.211; φ. τινὰ τῇ δικέλλῃ salute him with a blow of the mattock, Luc. l.c.; also φ. περί τινα Epicur. Ep. 2 p.35 U.; φιλοφρονήσασθαι ἀλλήλους greet or embrace one another, X. An. 4.5.34 (so in aor. Pass. φιλοφρονηθῆναι Id. Cyr. 3.1.40): metaph., ἤθη κακὰ φ. embrace bad habits, Pl. Lg. 669c: also,
      • 2 c. dat., φιλοφρονήσασθαί τινι show a favour to one, X. Cyr. 3.1.8, Oec. 4.20; πρὸ ἅπαντας, πρὸς τοὺς Ἕλληνας, D.S. 16.89, 91: metaph., φ. θυμῷ indulge passion, Pl. Lg. 935c.
      • 3 abs., to be of a kindly, cheerful temper, X. Ap. 7; show a favour, τοῖς -ησαμένοις εὐχαριστεῖ Phld. Herc. 1251.22.
    • II of things, cheer, please, be welcome to, τινας Pl. Lg. 820e.
    • III Act. φιλοφρονέων is found in D.S. 27.4, but is f.l. for φίλα φρονέων in Od. 16.17; so φιλοφρονοῦσι Plu. Amat. 2.750d (leg. φίλα φρονοῦσι), and φιλοφρονεῖν v.l. for φιλοπραγμονεῖν in Nicostr. ap. Stob. 4.22.102; 2 sg. imper. φιλοφρό[νει] is restd. in SIG 1268 ii 2 (Miletopolis).

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