φῐλόζω-ος,ον, (ζωή)
A. fond of one's life,with collat. sense ofcowardly,
βροτοί
E. Fr. 816.6
, cf. Pl.Com. 19
D. , Charito 3.3 , 5.2 ; φ. οἱ πρεσβύτεροι
Arist. Rh. 1389b32
; τὸ φ.
Phld. Mort. 39
(misspelt-ζωιον,s. v.l.), Ind.Sto. 27 : asSubst.,coward,
Ph. 2.269 .
b. of patients in disease,desirous of living,
Aret. SD 2.1 .
2. of plants,tenacious of life,
Thphr. HP 7.13.4 .
b. evergreen,
Nic. Th. 68 , Al. 274 , 591 .