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φιλανθρωπία

φιλανθρωπία, humanity, benevolence, kindliness

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φιλανθρωπίαι feminine nominative plural, feminine vocative plural, feminine dative singular of φιλανθρωπία

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φῐλανθρωπ-ία, ἡ,
  • humanity, benevolence, kind-heartedness, humane feeling, or, in a weaker sense, kindliness, courtesy,
    • I of men, Hp. Praec. 6, Pl. Euthphr. 3d, X. Cyr. 1.4.1, Act.Ap. 28.2, etc.; opp. σεμνότης, Isoc. 15.133; opp. φθόνος, D. 20.165; opp. ὠμότης, ib. 109; joined with εὔνοια, Isoc. 5.114, D. 18.5; with πραότης, Isoc. 5.116; with χρηστότης, Iamb. ap. Stob. 4.5.76; φ. λόγων courtesy, D. 18.298; τῆς παρὰ τουτωνὶ τιμῆς καὶ φ. ib. 209; φ. διὰ τῶν λόγων Plb. 28.17.11; φ. προσάγειν τινί Id. 1.81.8; φ. εἰς or πρὸς τοὺς αἰχμαλώτους, ib. 79.8, 11; ὑπὸ φιλανθρωπίας Pl. l.c.; μετὰ φ. Isoc. 15 l.c.; clemency, X. Cyr. 7.5.73; so φιλανθρωπίᾳ Id. Ages. 1.22; the intercourse of lovers, Aeschin. 1.171: pl., acts of kindness, courtesies, D. 8.70, 25.86, Plb. 36.17.13, Phld. Rh. 2.160 S., etc.
        • b ἡ σὴ φ. as a form of address, your Clemency, PRyl. 296 (ii A. D.), etc.
      • 2 of God, love to man, Ep. Tit. 3.4, al.
    • II of things, ἡ τοῦ ὀνόματος (i. e. νόμος) φ. its mildness, D. 24.156; ἡ φ. τῆς τέχνης, of agriculture, X. Oec. 15.4, cf. Aeschin. 2.15; χώρα πάσης φ. ἐστερημένη, of a desert country, D.S. 17.50; in disease, mild symptoms, Gal. 19.219.
    • III concession, privilege, UPZ 162 vii 21 (ii B. C.), OGI 139.20 (Egypt, ii B. C.), Rev.Phil. 10 (1936).253 (Ilium); θεία φ. imperial grant, SIG 888.102 (Scaptopara, iii A. D.).

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