φῐλαυτ-ος, ον,
(αὑτοῦ) loving oneself, in good sense, τὸν ἀγαθὸν δεῖ φ. εἶναι [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1169a12 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]: more frequently in bad sense, selfish, [[ [prev. author] “MM” 1212a29, 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Ir.” p.60 W., 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.171, +others, NT.2Tim.3.2, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Aratus” 1, +others, 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Epicteti Dissertationes” 1.19.11; φ. μᾶλλον ἢ δεῖ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1389b35 ] NT+4th c.BC+]; τὸ φ. ={φιλαυτία}, [[ [prev. author] “EN” 1168b14, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.40f, etc.] Refs 1st c.AD+] adverb -τως[[ 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Am.” 27, 2nd c.AD: Sextus Empiricus Philosophus “adversus Mathematicos” 7.314. ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]