dear
From LSJ
ἐς δὲ τὰ ἔσχατα νουσήματα αἱ ἔσχαται θεραπεῖαι ἐς ἀκριβείην, κράτισται → for extreme diseases, extreme methods of cure, as to restriction, are most suitable (Corpus Hippocraticum, Aphorisms 1.6.2)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adj.
Loved: P. and V. φίλος, προσφιλής, ἐράσμιος (Plat. but rare P.), P. ἐραστός (Plat.), Ar. and P. ἀγαπητός, V. εὐφιλής.
Pleasing: P. and V. τερπνός, ἡδύς, ἀρεστός, V. χαρτός (Plat. also but rare P.), θυμηδής, ἐφίμερος, φίλος, Ar. and V. γλυκύς.
Dear to the gods: P. and V. θεοφιλής.
Expensive: P. and V. τίμιος, P. πολυτελής.
One's nearest and dearest: P. and V. τὰ φίλτατα.
