φιλόσοφος
φῐλόσοφος,
ὁ,
A). lover of wisdom; Pythagoras called himself
φιλόσοφος, not
σοφός, Cic
Tusc. 5.3.9 ,
D.L. Prooem. 12 ;
τὸν φ. σοφίας φήσομεν ἐπιθυμητὴν εἶναι πάσης Pl. R. 475b , cf.
Isoc. 15.271 ;
ὁ ὡς ἀληθῶς φ. Pl. Phd. 64e sq.;
φ. φύσει, τὴν φύσιν, Id. R. 376c ;
φ. τῇ ψυχῇ, opp.
φιλόπονος τῷ σώματι, Isoc. 1.40 : used of all
men of education and learning, joined with
φιλομαθής and
φιλόλογος, Pl. R. 376c ,
582e ; opp.
σοφιστής, X. Cyn. 13.6 ,
9 ; later,
academician, of the members of the Museum at Alexandria,
OGI 712 (ii A. D.), etc.
2). philosopher, i. e.
one who speculates on truth and reality, οἱ ἀληθινοὶ φ., defined as
οἱ τῆς ἀληθείας φιλοθεάμονες, Pl. R. 475e ;
ὁ φιλόσοφος, of Aristotle,
Plu. 2.115b ;
ὁ σκηνικὸς φ., of Euripides,
Ath. 13.561a ; as the butt of Com.,
Philem. 71.1 ,
Bato 5.11 ,
Anaxipp. 4 ,
Phoenicid. 4.16 .
2). of arguments, sciences, etc.,
scientific, philosophic, λόγοι Pl. Phdr. 257b ;
λόγοι -ώτεροι, of
instructive speeches,
Isoc. 12.271 ;
-ώτερον ποίησις ἱστορίας Arist. Po. 1451b5 ;
τὸ φ., opp.
τὸ θυμοειδές, as an element of the soul,
Pl. R. 411e , but =
φιλοσοφία ,
Plu. 2.355b .
ShortDef
a lover of wisdom
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Headword (normalized):
φιλόσοφος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
φιλοσοφος
URN:
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">φῐλόσοφος</span>, <span class="gen greek">ὁ</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">lover of wisdom</span>; Pythagoras called himself <span class="foreign greek">φιλόσοφος,</span> not <span class="foreign greek">σοφός,</span> Cic <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tusc.</span> 5.3.9 </span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.L.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Prooem.</span> 12 </span>; <span class="quote greek">τὸν φ. σοφίας φήσομεν ἐπιθυμητὴν εἶναι πάσης</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:475b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:475b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 475b </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg019.perseus-grc1:271" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg019.perseus-grc1:271/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Isoc.</span> 15.271 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ὁ ὡς ἀληθῶς φ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg004.perseus-grc1:64e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg004.perseus-grc1:64e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Phd.</span> 64e </a> sq.; <span class="foreign greek">φ. φύσει, τὴν φύσιν,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:376c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:376c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 376c </a>; <span class="foreign greek">φ. τῇ ψυχῇ,</span> opp. <span class="foreign greek">φιλόπονος τῷ σώματι,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg007.perseus-grc1:40" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg007.perseus-grc1:40/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Isoc.</span> 1.40 </a>: used of all <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">men of education and learning,</span> joined with <span class="foreign greek">φιλομαθής</span> and <span class="foreign greek">φιλόλογος,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:376c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:376c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 376c </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:582e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:582e/canonical-url/"> 582e </a>; opp. <span class="foreign greek">σοφιστής,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg014.perseus-grc1:13:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg014.perseus-grc1:13.6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyn.</span> 13.6 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg014.perseus-grc1:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg014.perseus-grc1:9/canonical-url/"> 9 </a>; later, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">academician,</span> of the members of the Museum at Alexandria, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OGI</span> 712 </span> (ii A. D.), etc. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">philosopher,</span> i. e. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">one who speculates on truth and reality,</span> <span class="foreign greek">οἱ ἀληθινοὶ φ.,</span> defined as <span class="foreign greek">οἱ τῆς ἀληθείας φιλοθεάμονες,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:475e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:475e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 475e </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ὁ φιλόσοφος,</span> of Aristotle, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> 2.115b </span>; <span class="foreign greek">ὁ σκηνικὸς φ.,</span> of Euripides, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0008.tlg001.perseus-grc1:13:561a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0008.tlg001.perseus-grc1:13.561a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ath.</span> 13.561a </a>; as the butt of Com., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0487.tlg001:71:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0487.tlg001:71.1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Philem.</span> 71.1 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0425.tlg001:5:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0425.tlg001:5.11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Bato</span> 5.11 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0407.tlg001:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0407.tlg001:4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Anaxipp.</span> 4 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0495.tlg001:4:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0495.tlg001:4.16/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phoenicid.</span> 4.16 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> as Adj., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">loving knowledge, philosophic,</span> <span class="quote greek">ἄνδρες</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1415.tlg001:35" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1415.tlg001:35/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Heraclit.</span> 35 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἀνήρ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg004.perseus-grc1:64d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg004.perseus-grc1:64d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Phd.</span> 64d </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τὸ φ. γένος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:501e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:501e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 501e </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">φ. φύσις</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:494a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:494a/canonical-url/"> 494a </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ψυχή</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:486b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:486b/canonical-url/"> 486b </a>; <span class="foreign greek">διάνοια</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:527b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:527b/canonical-url/"> 527b </a>; <span class="quote greek">πειθώ</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phld.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Rh.</span> 1.269 </span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span></span>; <span class="foreign greek">σύνεσις</span> ib.<span class="bibl"> p.211S. </span> ( Comp.); <span class="quote greek">οἱ φιλοσοφώτατοι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:498a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:498a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 498a </a> , cf. <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 5(1).598 </span> (Sparta). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> of arguments, sciences, etc., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">scientific, philosophic,</span> <span class="quote greek">λόγοι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg012:257b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg012:257b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Phdr.</span> 257b </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">λόγοι -ώτεροι,</span> of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">instructive</span> speeches, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg021.perseus-grc1:271" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg021.perseus-grc1:271/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Isoc.</span> 12.271 </a>; <span class="quote greek">-ώτερον ποίησις ἱστορίας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg034.perseus-grc1:1451b:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg034.perseus-grc1:1451b.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Po.</span> 1451b5 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">τὸ φ.,</span> opp. <span class="foreign greek">τὸ θυμοειδές,</span> as an element of the soul, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:411e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:411e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 411e </a>, but = <span class="ref greek">φιλοσοφία</span> , <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> 2.355b </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">ingenious,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg010.perseus-grc1:571" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg010.perseus-grc1:571/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ec.</span> 571 </a> (hex.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> Adv. <span class="quote greek">-φως, διακεῖσθαι πρός τι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg019.perseus-grc1:277" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg019.perseus-grc1:277/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Isoc.</span> 15.277 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">φ. ἔχειν περί τινος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg004.perseus-grc1:91a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg004.perseus-grc1:91a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Phd.</span> 91a </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:latinLit:phi0474.phi057.perseus-lat1:13:20:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:latinLit:phi0474.phi057.perseus-lat1:13:20:4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Cic.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Att.</span> 13.20.4 </a>, etc.; opp. <span class="foreign greek">ῥητορικῶς,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phld.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Rh.</span> 2.134S.</span>; Comp. <span class="quote greek">-ωτέρως</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg041:436a:20" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg041:436a.20/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sens.</span> 436a20 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">-ώτερον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:latinLit:phi0474.phi057.perseus-lat1:7:8:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:latinLit:phi0474.phi057.perseus-lat1:7:8:3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Cic.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Att.</span> 7.8.3 </a> .[<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> </span> l. c. has the penult. long, nowhere else found in poetry.]</div> </div><br><br>'}