θεοφιλής: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ές, (φιλέω) <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">dear to the gods, highly favoured</b>, of persons, <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.87</span>, <span class="bibl">Democr.217</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>382e</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Phlb.</span>39e</span>, etc.; of Moses, <span class="bibl">Ph.2.218</span> (Sup.); as honorary epith. in Egypt, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Sammelb.</span>421</span> (Sup.), al.; also, of places, etc., πόλις <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">I.</span>6(5).66</span>; Ἄργος <span class="bibl">B.10.60</span>; πόλιν… θεοφιλεστάτην <span class="bibl">Eup.307</span>; χώρα <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Eu.</span>869</span> (Sup.); τύχαι <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Fr.</span>350.3</span>; ἑορτή <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ra.</span>446</span>; μοῖρα <span class="bibl">X. <span class="title">Ap.</span>32</span>; <b class="b3">ἐπιτήδευμα</b> lsoc.<span class="bibl">8.35</span> (Comp.), cf. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Euthphr.</span>7a</span>; <b class="b3">θεοφιλές [ἐστιν] εἰ…</b>' tis <b class="b2">a mark of divine favour</b>, if... Plu.2.30f. Adv. <b class="b3">-λῶς, πράττειν</b> to act <b class="b2">as the gods will</b>, Pl.<span class="title">Alc.</span>1.134d: Comp. <b class="b3">-έστερον</b>, διαβεβιωκέναι <span class="bibl">Isoc.9.70</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> Act., <b class="b2">loving God</b>, <span class="bibl">Ph.2.415</span>, <span class="bibl">Luc. <span class="title">JTr.</span>47</span> (Sup.), <span class="bibl">Agath.3.13</span>, <span class="title">Cod.Just.</span>1.1.5.4 (Sup.). Adv. ἡ πόλις οὐ μόνον -λῶς ἀλλὰ καὶ φιλανθρώπως ἔσχεν <span class="bibl">Isoc.4.29</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Poll.1.22</span>.</span>