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φιλήτωρ

φιλήτωρ, a lover

φῐλ-ήτωρ, ορος, ὁ,
  • lover (Cretan), Str. 10.4.21, Hsch.
      • 2 as fem., ἡ δὲ . . κεῖται φ. τοῦδε here lies his paramour, A. Ag. 1446 (τῷδε Sch., who derives φιλήτωρ from ἦτορ (cf. μεγαλήτωρ), the one dear to his heart, his darling).
    • II as Adj., loving, ἀγοστός, κόλπος, Nonn. D. 3.398, 21.27.

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