φιλόσοφος
φιλόσοφος
φῐλό-σοφος, ὁ,
a lover of wisdom, first used by Pythagoras, who called himself φιλόσοφος a lover of wisdom, not σοφός, a sage, Cic.: then in a wide sense of scientific men, learned men, Plat., etc.
a philosopher, i. e. one who speculates on the nature of things and truth, Ar., etc.; defined as ὁ τῆς ἀληθείας φιλοθεάμων, Plat.
as adj. loving knowledge, philosophic, Plat.: of arguments, etc., scientific, philosophic, Plat.; τὸ φιλόσοφον φιλοσοφία, Plat.
adv., φιλοσόφως διακεῖσθαι Isocr.; φ. ἔχειν Plat.
Headword (normalized):
φιλόσοφος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
φιλοσοφος
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φιλόσοφος
φῐλό-σοφος, ὁ,
a lover of wisdom, first used by Pythagoras, who called himself φιλόσοφος a lover of wisdom, not σοφός, a sage, Cic.: then in a wide sense of scientific men, learned men, Plat., etc.
a philosopher, i. e. one who speculates on the nature of things and truth, Ar., etc.; defined as ὁ τῆς ἀληθείας φιλοθεάμων, Plat.
as adj. loving knowledge, philosophic, Plat.: of arguments, etc., scientific, philosophic, Plat.; τὸ φιλόσοφον φιλοσοφία, Plat.
adv., φιλοσόφως διακεῖσθαι Isocr.; φ. ἔχειν Plat.
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