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φιλία

φιλία, φιλίᾱ, φιλίᾱς, ἡ, friendship

φῐλί-α, Ion. -ιη, ἡ, (φιλέω)
  • affectionate regard, friendship (not in A. or S.), usu. betw. equals, ἄνδρεσσι κακοῖς συνθέμενοι φ. Thgn. 306, IG 1(2).1037; ἐπαγγέλλεσθαι φ. Hdt. 7.130; εἰς ἀλλήλους φιλίας ἀνακίρνασθαι E. Hipp. 254 (anap.), cf. Democr. 109, al., Hippias 17, Antipho Soph. 64 (pl.), And. 3.29, Pl. Smp. 179c, etc.; φιλίας, inscr. on a bowl (perh. loving-cup), BSA 32.194 (Haliartus, Hellenistic), etc.; ἡ τῆς ψυχῆς φ. διὰ τὸ ἁγνὴ εἶναι, opp. ἔρως, X. Smp. 8.15, cf. Pl. Phdr. 255e; opp. ἔχθρα, Isoc. 1.33, Plot. 3.2.2; ἡ φ. τοῦ κόσμου ἔχθρα τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστιν Ep.Jac. 4.4; opp. μῖσος, Isoc. 15.122; φ. θεῶν καὶ ἀνθρώπων Pl. Smp. 188d; of family affection, X. Hier. 3.7 (pl.); ἐν ταῖς φ. in the family circle, Arist. Po. 1453b19; of the regard of dependents towards their superiors, X. An. 1.6.3; φ. ἡ πρὸς τὸν δῆμον Isoc. 16.28; of friendship between States, ἐχρημάτισε περὶ φιλίας τοῖς Ἀθηναίοις Th. 5.5; φ. καὶ ξυμμαχία Id. 6.34; τῆς φ. ἀφέσθαι, τὴν φ. διαλύσασθαι, of communities, Isoc. 6.11, 14.33: various εἴδη distd. by Arist. EN 1156a7 ff.; by the Stoics, Stoic. 3.24, 27, 181: phrases, φ. πρός τινας ποιήσασθαι X. Mem. 2.6.29; παρά τινων φ. λαβεῖν Id. Cyr. 3.1.28; τισὶ διὰ φιλίας ἰέναι Id. An. 3.2.8; εἰς φ. ἰτέον, ἔρχεται, Pl. Phdr. 237c, Ly. 214d; ἔστιν ἡμῖν ἐν φ. PMich.Zen. 33.3 (iii B. C.); ἀνανεούμενος τὴν φ. καὶ ξενίαν τὴν πρότερον ὑπάρχουσαν Isoc. Ep. 7.13; προλιπόνθʼ ἡμετέρην φ. Thgn. 1102; ἔλιπε φ. E. Alc. 930 (lyr.); τῆς φ. ἐξίστασθαί τινι Lys. 8.18: with Preps., διὰ φιλίας Pl. Plt. 304e; μετὰ φιλίας X. Mem. 1.2.10; διὰ φιλίαν, v. infr.; κατὰ φιλίαν Pl. Lg. 823b:—the person is commonly expressed by πρός τινα, Isoc. 5.32; πρὸς ἀλλήλους Id. 9.57, etc.; less freq. εἰς ἀλλήλους E. Hipp. (v. supr.); also by object. gen., διὰ φιλίαν αὐτοῦ through friendship for him, Th. 1.91; φ. ξυνετοῦ friendship with a wise man, Democr. 98; so ἡμετέρη φ. friendship with us, Thgn. 600, 1102 (v. supr.), Isoc. 6.11 (v. supr.); φιλία ἡ σή X. An. 7.7.29, E. Or. 138, etc.: pl., φ. ἰσχυραί Hdt. 3.82, Pl. Smp. 182c.
      • 2 friendliness, amiability, φ. ἄνευ τοῦ στέργειν Arist. EN 1126b22, cf. 1108a28.
      • 3 later, of lovers, fondness, LXX Pr. 5.19, Lyr.Alex.Adesp. 1.8, AP 5.266 (Agath.).
      • 4 c. gen., of things, fondness, liking for, κέρδους Pl. R. 581a; [τῶν ἀρχῶν] Arist. Cael. 306a12.
      • 5 the natural force which unites discordant elements and movements, opp. νεῖκος, Emp. 18, al., Isoc. 15.268.
    • II Pythag. name for three, Theol.Ar. 16 (not for six, Iamb. In Nic. p.34 P.).

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