φῐλόσοφος,ὁ,
A. lover of wisdom; Pythagoras called himselfφιλόσοφος,notσοφός,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 allmen of education and learning,joined withφιλομαθήςandφιλόλογος,
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 asοἱ 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 .