φιλοκαλέω
Ὁ κόσμος σκηνή, ὁ βίος πάροδος· ἦλθες, εἶδες, ἀπῆλθες → The world is a stage, life is your entrance: you came, you saw, you departed (Democritus fr. 115 D-K)
English (LSJ)
A love the beautiful, Th.2.40; φιλοκαλεῖν τὴν φύσιν . . εἰκός ἐστι Chrysipp.Stoic.2.334. 2 to be enthusiastic, esp. for the beautiful or the good, περὶ τὰς εὐωχίας λαμπρυνόμενοι Str.14.1.20; εἰς ταύτην τὴν ἐπιβολήν this project (sc. of a beautiful tomb), D.S.1.66, cf. 13.90; περὶ παιδοτροφίαν J.Ap.1.12; περὶ τὴν τῶν λόγων ἐμπειρίαν D.Chr.18.1: c. inf., φ. Ἑλληνικαῖς φυτείαις διακοσμῆσαι τὰ βασίλεια Plu.Alex.35. 3 beautify, elaborate, τὰ περὶ τὴν ἐκφορὰν βασιλικῶς D.S.20.37; τοῖς πλούτοις πεφιλοκαληκότων [τὰς κτήσεις] πρὸς ἀπόλαυσιν ib.8; in literary style, study effect, Philostr.VS2.4.2. 4 Arithm., elaborate, work out a calculation, ὡς ἔνεστί τινα δι' ἑαυτοῦ φιλοκαλήσαντα κατανοῆσαι Iamb. in Nic.p.110 P., cf. p.98 P. 5 repair, put in good order, φ. καὶ βελτιοῦν PLond.3.1044.22 (vi A. D.): —Pass., of a church, Palestine Dept. of Antiquities Quarterly 3.97 (vi A. D.).
German (Pape)
[Seite 1280] 1) Freund des Schönen, Edlen sein, Thuc. 2, 40. – 2) sich eine Ehre woraus machen und deshalb darnach streben; c. inf., Plut. Alex. 35; D. Sic. 1, 66.
