φιλία

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Contents 1 Ancient Greek 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Inflection 1.4.2 Descendants 1.4.3 References 2 Greek 2.1 Noun

[edit] Ancient Greek

[edit] Alternative spellings

• φιλίη (Ionic)

[edit] Etymology

From φιλέω "I love"

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical): IPA: [pʰilíaː]

• (Koine): IPA: [pʰilˈiaː]

• (Byzantine): IPA: [ɸilˈia]

[edit] Noun

φιλία (genitive φιλίας) f, first declension; (philiā)

1. friendship, love, affection, fondness

[edit] Inflection

[edit] Descendants

English: -philia English: bibliophilia English: logophilia

English: macrophilia English: nyctophilia English: pedophilia

[edit] References

• LSJ
• BDAG

Strong’s concordance number: G5373

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[edit] Greek

[edit] Noun

φιλία f. (filia)   (plural  φιλίες (filíes))

1. friendship