Φίλων
Definition
Genitive singular (or nominative plural) of **Φίλων**, a masculine proper name meaning “Friend” or “Beloved,” used as a personal name (“of Philo/Philon,” or “the Philons”).
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Grammatical Analysis
"Φίλων"
Lemma: Φίλων
Possible analyses: [{'part_of_speech': 'noun (proper name)', 'case': 'genitive', 'number': 'plural', 'gender': 'masculine', 'declension': '3rd declension (stem Φίλων-)', 'gloss': 'of the Philons / of the Φίλωνες'}, {'part_of_speech': 'noun (proper name)', 'case': 'nominative', 'number': 'singular', 'gender': 'masculine', 'declension': '3rd declension (stem Φίλων-)', 'gloss': 'Philon (as subject/vocative-like citation in some contexts)'}, {'part_of_speech': 'adjective (substantivized, from φίλος)', 'case': 'genitive', 'number': 'plural', 'gender': 'masculine/neuter', 'degree': 'positive', 'declension': '2nd declension adjective (stem φιλ-)', 'gloss': 'of friends / of friendly (people/things)'}]
Notes: The exact form Φίλων is not a verb form. It is most commonly the genitive plural (esp. with the adjective φίλος used substantively), but it can also be the nominative singular of the 3rd-declension proper name Φίλων. Accent and context determine the intended analysis.
Related Forms of Φίλων
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