ἔστι γὰρ ὁ φίλος ἄλλος αὐτός → a friend, you see, is another self
adj .
compassionate: P. and V. φιλοικτίρμων (Plato), P. ἐλεεινός, Ar. and P. ἐλεήμων.
gentle P. and V. πρᾶος, ἤπιος, φιλάνθρωπος, ἐπιεικής, V. πρευμενής.
indulgent: P. and V. συγγνώμων.
