ἈΡΧΙΦΙΛΟΝ, ἀρχιφιλον
ARCHIPHILON, archiphilon
Sounds Like: ar-KHEE-phi-lon
Translations: chief friend, a chief friend, most beloved, a most beloved
From the root: ΑΡΧΙΦΙΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word is a compound word formed from 'ἀρχι-' (archi-), meaning 'chief' or 'first', and 'φίλος' (philos), meaning 'friend' or 'beloved'. It describes someone who is a principal or chief friend, or someone who is most beloved. It can function as an adjective modifying a noun, or as a noun itself referring to such a person.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Masculine or Neuter
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 7 — 9:216
From the same root
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