φῐλανθρωπ-ία, ἡ,
humanity, benevolence, kind-heartedness, humane feeling, or, in a weaker sense,
kindliness, courtesy, I) of men, [
NT+5th c.BC+]; opposed to σεμνότης, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to φθόνος, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; with πραότης, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; with χρηστότης, [
Refs 4th c.AD+]
courtesy, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὑπὸ φιλανθρωπίας Pl.[same place]; μετὰ φ. [
Refs 5th c.BC+] [same place];
clemency, [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
the intercourse of lovers, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]:
plural,
acts of kindness, courtesies, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
I.b) ἡ σὴ φ. as a form of address, your
Clemency, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
I.2) of God,
love to man, [
NT]
II) of things, ἡ τοῦ ὀνόματος (i. e. νόμος) φ. its
mildness, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἡ φ. τῆς τέχνης, of agriculture, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; χώρα πάσης φ. ἐστερημένη, of a desert country, [
Refs 1st c.BC+]; in disease,
mild symptoms, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
III)
concession, privilege, [
Refs 2nd c.BC+]; θεία φ. imperial
grant, [
Refs 3rd c.AD+]