, cf. 108 , 4.97 : rarely c.part.,εἰ τόδ' αὐτῷ φιλον κεκλημένῳif itpleasehim to be so called, A. Ag. 161 (lyr.): agreeing with pl., αἰεί τοι τὰ κάκ' ἐστὶ φίλα φρεσὶ μαντεύεσθαι
Il. 1.107
, cf. Od. 17.15 ; ἔνθα φίλ' ὀπταλέα κρέα ἔδμεναι
Il. 4.345
; σοὶ δ' ἔργα φίλ' ἔστω μέτρια κοσμεῖν
Hes. Op. 306
.
c. in Hom. and early Poets,one's own; freq. of limbs, life, etc.,φίλον δ' ἐξαίνυτο θυμόνhe took awaydearlife, Il. 5.155 , cf. 22.58 ; κατεπλήγη φίλον ἦτορ
3.31
; εἰς ὅ κε . . μοι φίλα γούνατ' ὀρώρῃ
9.610
; φίλον κατὰ λαιμόν
19.209
; esp. of one's nearest kin, πατὴρ φ.
22.408
, Sapph. Supp. 20
a.
11 ; ἄλοχος φ.
Il. 5.480
: cf.φίλτατος: as a standing epith. when no affection is implied,μητρὶ φίλῃ Ἀλθαίῃ χωόμενος κῆρangry withhis ownmother, Il. 9.555 : simply to denote possession, φίλα εἵματα
2.261
;φ. πόνος their wontedlabour, Theoc. 21.20 .
d. applied to the numbers 284 and 220 , Iamb. in Nic. p.35P.
II. less freq. (chiefly poet.) in act. sense,loving, friendly,
Od. 1.313 , cf. Il. 24.775 : c. gen.,φίλαν ξένων ἄρουραν friendlyto strangers, Pi. N. 5.8 , cf. P. 3.5 : of things,kindly, pleasing,
φίλα φρεσὶ μήδεα εἰδώς
Il. 17.325
;φίλα φρονέειν τινίfeelkindly,
Il. 4.219 ; φ. ἐργάζεσθαί τινι
Od. 24.210
; φ. εἰδέναι τινί
3.277
;φ. ποιέεσθαί τινιdeal with one infriendlyfashion, do one apleasure,
Hdt. 2.152 , 5.37 .
2. fond ofa thing,attached to,
ἄλλων νόμων
Arist. Fr. 543
; δειλίας φίλον
Pl. R. 604d
.
III. Adv. φίλως,once in Hom. ,φίλως χ' ὁρόῳτεye wouldfainsee it, Il. 4.347 , cf. Hes. Sc. 45 , A. Ag. 247 (lyr.), [1591] , etc.;φ. ἐμοί in a manner dearorpleasingto me, ib. 1581 .
