love
Βίος κέκληται δ' ὡς βίᾳ πορίζεται → Vi quia paratur vita, vita dicitur → Weil's auf gewaltsamem Streben beruht, heißt's Lebensgut
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
v. trans.
love (persons or things): P. and V. φιλεῖν, P. ἀγαπᾶν.
be enamoured of: P. and V. ἐρᾶν (gen.), Ar. and V. ἔρασθαι (gen.).
as parents love children and vice versa: P. and V. στέργειν, P. ἀγαπᾶν.
love in return: P. ἀντιφιλεῖν (acc.), P. and V. ἀντερᾶν (gen.) (Xen.).
love exceedingly: Ar. and P. ὑπερφιλεῖν (Xen.), P. ὑπεραγαπᾶν.
join in loving: V. συμφιλεῖν (absol.).
love to (with infin.): P. and V. φιλεῖν (infin.), χαίρειν (part.), ἥδεσθαι (part.).
subs.
P. and V. ἔρως, ὁ (acc. sometimes ἔρον in V.).
desire: P. and V. πόθος, ὁ (Plat. but rare P.), ἵμερος, ὁ (Plat. but rare P.).
friendship: P. and V. φιλία, ἡ.
good-will: P. and V. εὔνοια, ἡ.
parental love: V. στέργηθρον, τό (Aesch., Choe. 241).
object of love: see darling.
love for one's husband: V. φιλανδρία, ἡ.
goddess of love: P. and V. Ἀφροδίτη, ἡ.
gratification of love: P. τὰ ἀφροδίσια.
be in love: P. and V. ἐρᾶν, Ar. and V. ἔρασθαι.
a love affair: P. ἐρωτικὴ συντυχία (Thuc. 6, 54).
love-charm: P. and V. φίλτρον, τό. V. στέργημα, τό.
