φῐλάργῠρ-ος, ον,
fond of money, avaricious, [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 1055, “fragment” 587, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 347b, “PPetr.” 3p.150 (3rd c.BC), 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Ind.Sto.” 19, NT.Luke.16.14, etc.] NT+5th c.BC+]; superlative -ώτατος[[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 3.1.10, 3.13.4. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]