φιλοκαλέω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=<span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">love the beautiful</b>, <span class="bibl">Th.2.40</span>; φιλοκαλεῖν τὴν φύσιν . . εἰκός ἐστι <span class="bibl">Chrysipp.Stoic.2.334</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">to be enthusiastic</b>, esp. for the beautiful or the good, περὶ τὰς εὐωχίας λαμπρυνόμενοι <span class="bibl">Str.14.1.20</span>; <b class="b3">εἰς ταύτην τὴν ἐπιβολήν</b> this <b class="b2">project</b> (sc. of a beautiful tomb), <span class="bibl">D.S.1.66</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">13.90</span>; περὶ παιδοτροφίαν <span class="bibl">J.<span class="title">Ap.</span>1.12</span>; περὶ τὴν τῶν λόγων ἐμπειρίαν <span class="bibl">D.Chr.18.1</span>: c. inf., φ. Ἑλληνικαῖς φυτείαις διακοσμῆσαι τὰ βασίλεια <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Alex.</span>35</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> <b class="b2">beautify, elaborate</b>, τὰ περὶ τὴν ἐκφορὰν βασιλικῶς <span class="bibl">D.S.20.37</span>; <b class="b3">τοῖς πλούτοις πεφιλοκαληκότων [τὰς κτήσεις] πρὸς ἀπόλαυσιν</b> ib.<span class="bibl">8</span>; in literary style, <b class="b2">study effect</b>, <span class="bibl">Philostr.<span class="title">VS</span>2.4.2</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">4</span> Arithm., <b class="b2">elaborate, work out</b> a calculation, ὡς ἔνεστί τινα δι' ἑαυτοῦ φιλοκαλήσαντα κατανοῆσαι <span class="bibl">Iamb. <span class="title">in Nic.</span>p.110</span> P., cf. <span class="bibl">p.98</span> P. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">5</span> <b class="b2">repair, put in good order</b>, φ. καὶ βελτιοῦν <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PLond.</span>3.1044.22</span> (vi A. D.): —Pass., of a church, <b class="b2">Palestine Dept. of Antiquities Quarterly</b> <span class="bibl">3.97</span> (vi A. D.).</span>