θεοφιλ-ής,ές, (φιλέω)
A. dear to the gods, highly favoured, of persons, Hdt. 1.87 , Democr. 217 , Pl. R. 382e , Phlb. 39e , etc.; of Moses , Ph. 2.218 ( Sup. ); as honorary epith. in Egypt, Sammelb. 421 ( Sup. ), al.; also, of places, etc., πόλις
Pi. I. 6(5).66
; Ἄργος
B. 10.60
; πόλιν . . θεοφιλεστάτην
Eup. 307
; χώρα
A. Eu. 869
( Sup. ); τύχαι
Id. Fr. 350.3
; ἑορτή
Ar. Ra. 446
; μοῖρα
X. Ap. 32
;ἐπιτήδευμαlsoc. 8.35 ( Comp. ), cf. Pl. Euthphr. 7a ;θεοφιλές [ἐστιν] εἰ . .' tisa mark of divine favour, if . . , Plu. 2.30f .Adv. -λῶς, πράττεινto actas the gods will, Pl. Alc. 1.134d : Comp.