φιλία

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • φῐλῐ́η (phĭlĭ́ē)Ionic

Etymology

From φῐ́λος (phĭ́los) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

φῐλῐ́ᾱ • (phĭlĭ́ā)

  1. inflection of φῐ́λῐος (phĭ́lĭos):
    1. feminine nominative/vocative singular
    2. feminine nominative/accusative/vocative dual

Noun

φῐλῐ́ᾱ • (phĭlĭ́āf (genitive φῐλῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. friendship, love, affection, fondness
  2. friendliness, kindliness, without any affection
  3. sexual love, like ἔρως (érōs)
    • Lxx, Proverbs 5.19
  4. (with regard to things) fondness for
  5. regarded as the natural force which unites discordant elements and movements, as νεῖκος (neîkos) keeps them apart

Declension

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: -philia
  • Greek: φιλία (filía)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φιλία (philía).

Noun

φιλία • (filíaf (plural φιλίες)

  1. friendship, companionship

Declension

Declension of φιλία
singular plural
nominative φιλία (filía) φιλίες (filíes)
genitive φιλίας (filías) φιλιών (filión)
accusative φιλία (filía) φιλίες (filíes)
vocative φιλία (filía) φιλίες (filíes)

Further reading