Strong G5364φιλανθρώπως
benevolently
- Transliteration
- philanthrōpōs
- Pronunciation
- fil-an-thro'-poce
- Morphology
- Greek Adverb
Definition
Detailed definition
φιλανθρώπως
adv., [in LXX: 2Ma.9:27, 3Ma.3:20 *;]
humanely, kindly: Act.27:3.†
(AS)
adv., [in LXX: 2Ma.9:27, 3Ma.3:20 *;]
humanely, kindly: Act.27:3.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G5364 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- courteously1
First verses
- Acts 27:3And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.
Occurrences by book
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Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
Included with: φῐλάνθρωπ-ος, ον,
loving mankind, humane, benevolent, tender-hearted, and, in weaker sense, kind, courteous, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Epicharmus Comicus [274]; φ. καὶ φιλαθήναιος καὶ φιλόσοφος 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator “Epistulae” 5.2; φ. καὶ φιλόπολις [prev. author] 2.15; δημοτικὸς καὶ φ. 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 1.2.60; ψυχὴν φιλανθρωπότατος [prev. author] “Cyr.” 1.2.1)]; φ. δὲ παύεσθαι τρόπου, of Prometheus, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 11, compare 28)]; of animals that attach themselves to men, as of dogs, gentle, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Cynegeticus” 6.25)]; of horses, [Refs ([prev. author] “Eq.” 2.3)]; τὸ φιλάνθρωπον, ={φιλανθρωπία}, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Cat.Ma.” 3, etc.; τὸ φ. καὶ μεταδοτικόν 1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ οἰκονομίας” p.54J.)]; τὰ φιλάνθρωπα humane treatment, τῶν φ. τυχεῖν [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PCair.Zen.” 638.13 (3rd c.BC))]; kindnesses, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 10.38.3, 12.5.3, etc.)]
2 of the gods, loving men, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 189c (_superlative_), “Lg.” 713d, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Numa” 4.)]
II of things, humane, humanizing, χάρις δικαία καὶ φ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 953.41; γεωργία 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 19.17; ψηφίσματα [prev. author] “Vect.” 3.6; λόγοι 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 45.4)]; τρόπος, in Music, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.1135c, etc.)]; of wines, generous, [Refs ([prev. author] “Cleom.” 13 (_comparative_), compare 2.680b.)]
II.2 appealing to human feeling, of situations, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Poetica” 1452b38, +others)] (less probably, satisfying the sense of poetic justice).
II.3 in Medicine texts, of diet, generous, τροφὴ -οτέρα, opposed to ὀλίγη, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 1.211)]; but of a medical treatise, popular, [Refs ([prev. author] 15.551 (_comparative_).)]
III φιλάνθρωπα, τά, concessions, grants, privileges, immunities, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“OGI” 221.14 (Ilium, 3rd c.BC), “PCair.Zen.” 37.11 (3rd c.BC), “SIG” 548.3 (Delph., 3rd c.BC), 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 4.26.8, “UPZ” 162v 22, +others (2nd c.BC), “OGI” 331.42 (Pergam., 2nd c.BC))], Epist.Jul.Caes. cited in [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Antiquitates Judaicae” 14.10.2, 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 32.4, etc.)]; Thess. φιλάνθρουπα [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“IG” 9(2).517.16 (Larissa, 3rd c.BC).)]
III.b singular, benefaction, endowment, gratuity, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (“BGU” 1202.10 (1st c.BC), “Mon.Anc.Gr.” 9.10, etc.)]
III.c singular, letter expressing friendly feelings, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PSI” 4.439.32, “PCair.Zen.” 56.10 (both 3rd c.BC).)]
IV adverb, -ως τινὶ κεχρῆσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.225; φ. διακεῖσθαι πρός τινα 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.68.13; φ. καὶ δημοτικῶς 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 24.24; θεοφιλῶς καὶ φ. 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 9.43, compare 15.132, 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Herc.” 1251.14, etc.)]: superlative -ότατα[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 24.191, 2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 69.2.)]
V φῐλάνθρωπ-ον, τό, ={ἀπαρίνη}, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 3.90, 1st c.AD: Plinius Rerum Naturalium Scriptor “Historia Naturalis” 24.176)]; φιλανθρώπειος βοτάνη in [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Archigenes Medicus cited in 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 12.574.)]
loving mankind, humane, benevolent, tender-hearted, and, in weaker sense, kind, courteous, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Epicharmus Comicus [274]; φ. καὶ φιλαθήναιος καὶ φιλόσοφος 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator “Epistulae” 5.2; φ. καὶ φιλόπολις [prev. author] 2.15; δημοτικὸς καὶ φ. 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 1.2.60; ψυχὴν φιλανθρωπότατος [prev. author] “Cyr.” 1.2.1)]; φ. δὲ παύεσθαι τρόπου, of Prometheus, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 11, compare 28)]; of animals that attach themselves to men, as of dogs, gentle, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Cynegeticus” 6.25)]; of horses, [Refs ([prev. author] “Eq.” 2.3)]; τὸ φιλάνθρωπον, ={φιλανθρωπία}, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Cat.Ma.” 3, etc.; τὸ φ. καὶ μεταδοτικόν 1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ οἰκονομίας” p.54J.)]; τὰ φιλάνθρωπα humane treatment, τῶν φ. τυχεῖν [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PCair.Zen.” 638.13 (3rd c.BC))]; kindnesses, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 10.38.3, 12.5.3, etc.)]
2 of the gods, loving men, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 189c (_superlative_), “Lg.” 713d, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Numa” 4.)]
II of things, humane, humanizing, χάρις δικαία καὶ φ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 953.41; γεωργία 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 19.17; ψηφίσματα [prev. author] “Vect.” 3.6; λόγοι 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 45.4)]; τρόπος, in Music, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.1135c, etc.)]; of wines, generous, [Refs ([prev. author] “Cleom.” 13 (_comparative_), compare 2.680b.)]
II.2 appealing to human feeling, of situations, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Poetica” 1452b38, +others)] (less probably, satisfying the sense of poetic justice).
II.3 in Medicine texts, of diet, generous, τροφὴ -οτέρα, opposed to ὀλίγη, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 1.211)]; but of a medical treatise, popular, [Refs ([prev. author] 15.551 (_comparative_).)]
III φιλάνθρωπα, τά, concessions, grants, privileges, immunities, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“OGI” 221.14 (Ilium, 3rd c.BC), “PCair.Zen.” 37.11 (3rd c.BC), “SIG” 548.3 (Delph., 3rd c.BC), 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 4.26.8, “UPZ” 162v 22, +others (2nd c.BC), “OGI” 331.42 (Pergam., 2nd c.BC))], Epist.Jul.Caes. cited in [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Antiquitates Judaicae” 14.10.2, 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 32.4, etc.)]; Thess. φιλάνθρουπα [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“IG” 9(2).517.16 (Larissa, 3rd c.BC).)]
III.b singular, benefaction, endowment, gratuity, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (“BGU” 1202.10 (1st c.BC), “Mon.Anc.Gr.” 9.10, etc.)]
III.c singular, letter expressing friendly feelings, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PSI” 4.439.32, “PCair.Zen.” 56.10 (both 3rd c.BC).)]
IV adverb, -ως τινὶ κεχρῆσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.225; φ. διακεῖσθαι πρός τινα 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.68.13; φ. καὶ δημοτικῶς 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 24.24; θεοφιλῶς καὶ φ. 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 9.43, compare 15.132, 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Herc.” 1251.14, etc.)]: superlative -ότατα[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 24.191, 2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 69.2.)]
V φῐλάνθρωπ-ον, τό, ={ἀπαρίνη}, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 3.90, 1st c.AD: Plinius Rerum Naturalium Scriptor “Historia Naturalis” 24.176)]; φιλανθρώπειος βοτάνη in [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Archigenes Medicus cited in 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 12.574.)]