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φιλάνθρωπος

φιλάνθρωπος, loving mankind, humane, benevolent, kindly

φῐλάνθρωπ-ος, ον,
  • loving mankind, humane, benevolent, tender-hearted, and, in weaker sense, kind, courteous, Epich. [274]; φ. καὶ φιλαθήναιος καὶ φιλόσοφος Isoc. Ep. 5.2; φ. καὶ φιλόπολις Id. 2.15; δημοτικὸς καὶ φ. X. Mem. 1.2.60; ψυχὴν φιλανθρωπότατος Id. Cyr. 1.2.1; φ. δὲ παύεσθαι τρόπου, of Prometheus, A. Pr. 11, cf. 28; of animals that attach themselves to men, as of dogs, gentle, X. Cyn. 6.25; of horses, Id. Eq. 2.3; τὸ φιλάνθρωπον, = φιλανθρωπία, Plu. Cat.Ma. 3, etc.; τὸ φ. καὶ μεταδοτικόν Phld. Oec. p.54 J.; τὰ φιλάνθρωπα humane treatment, τῶν φ. τυχεῖν PCair.Zen. 638.13 (iii B. C.); kindnesses, Plb. 10.38.3, 12.5.3, etc.
      • 2 of the gods, loving men, Pl. Smp. 189c (Sup.), Lg. 713d, Plu. Num. 4.
    • II of things, humane, humanizing, χάρις δικαία καὶ φ. E. Fr. 953.41; γεωργία X. Oec. 19.17; ψηφίσματα Id. Vect. 3.6; λόγοι D. 45.4; τρόπος, in Music, Plu. Mus. 2.1135c, etc.; of wines, generous, Id. Cleom. 13 (Comp.), cf. QConv. 2.680b.
      • 2 appealing to human feeling, of situations, Arist. Po. 1452b38, al. (less prob., satisfying the sense of poetic justice).
      • 3 Medic., of diet, generous, τροφὴ -οτέρα, opp. ὀλίγη, Gal. 1.211; but of a medical treatise, popular, Id. 15.551 (Comp.).
    • III φιλάνθρωπα, τά, concessions, grants, privileges, immunities, OGI 221.14 (Ilium, iii B. C.), PCair.Zen. 37.11 (iii B. C.), SIG 548.3 (Delph., iii B. C.), Plb. 4.26.8, UPZ 162v 22, al. (ii B. C.), OGI 331.42 (Pergam., ii B. C.), Epist.Jul.Caes. ap. J. AJ 14.10.2, D.S. 32.4, etc.; Thess. φιλάνθρουπα IG 9(2).517.16 (Larissa, iii B. C.).
        • b sg., benefaction, endowment, gratuity, BGU 1202.10 (i B. C.), Mon.Anc.Gr. 9.10, etc.
        • c sg., letter expressing friendly feelings, PSI 4.439.32, PCair.Zen. 56.10 (both iii B. C.).
    • IV Adv., -ως τινὶ κεχρῆσθαι D. 19.225; φ. διακεῖσθαι πρός τινα Plb. 1.68.13; φ. καὶ δημοτικῶς D. 24.24; θεοφιλῶς καὶ φ. Isoc. 9.43, cf. 15.132, Phld. Herc. 1251.14, etc.: Sup. -ότατα D. 24.191, D.C. 69.2.
    • V φῐλάνθρωπ-ον, τό, = ἀπαρίνη, Dsc. 3.90, Plin. HN 24.176; φιλανθρώπειος βοτάνη in Archig. ap. Gal. 12.574.

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