ΑΝΤΙΦΙΛΟΦΡΟΝΕΩ, αντιφιλοφρονεω
ANTIPHILOPHRONEŌ, antiphilophroneō
Sounds Like: an-tee-fee-loh-froh-NEH-oh
Translations: to return kindness, to show reciprocal favor, to be mutually benevolent
From the root: ΑΝΤΙΦΙΛΟΦΡΟΝΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from 'αντι' (anti, meaning 'against' or 'in return'), 'φιλο' (philo, from 'φίλος' philos, meaning 'loving' or 'friendly'), and 'φρονεω' (phroneo, meaning 'to think' or 'to be minded'). It describes the act of returning kindness or showing favor in response to kindness received. It implies a reciprocal benevolent disposition or action, where one person responds to another's good will with their own. It is used to express mutual good will or a return of friendly sentiment.
Inflection: Does not inflect (given as the infinitive/lexical form)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΝΤΙΦΙΛΟΦΡΟΝΕΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΝΤΙΦΙΛΟΦΡΟΝΕΙΣΘΑΙ — to return kindness, to be friendly in return, to show reciprocal favor
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