φίλησις
From LSJ
ἔνδον σκάπτε, ἔνδον ἡ πηγή τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ καί ἀεί ἀναβλύειν δυναμένη, ἐάν ἀεί σκάπτῃς → Dig within. Within is the wellspring of Good; and it is always ready to bubble up, if you just dig. | Look within. Within is the fountain of the good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig.
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ,
A loving, affection, Arist.EN1166b32, 1156a6 (pl.), Alex.Aphr.in Top.347.18, Plot.2.3.11.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1277] ἡ, das Lieben, Arist. eth. 8, 5. 9, 5; das Küssen (?).
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
φίλησις: -εως, ἡ, ἀγάπη, αἴσθημα στοργῆς, Ἀριστ. Ἠθ. Νικ. 9. 5, 1 κἑξ., 9. 7, 6.
French (Bailly abrégé)
εως (ἡ) :
action d’aimer, affection.
Étymologie: φιλέω.
Greek Monolingual
-ήσεως, ἡ, Α φιλῶ
αίσθημα αγάπης, στοργής.
