ΦΙΛΟΔΟΥΛΟΙ, φιλοδουλοι
PHILODOULOI, philodouloi
Sounds Like: fee-loh-DOO-loy
Translations: slave-loving, fond of slaves, servile, slavish, a slave-lover
From the root: ΦΙΛΟΣ, ΔΟΥΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'φίλος' (philos), meaning 'loving' or 'friend', and 'δοῦλος' (doulos), meaning 'slave' or 'servant'. It describes someone who is fond of slaves, or more generally, someone who is servile or slavish in their own disposition, showing a love for servitude or submission. It can be used to describe people who are content with or even prefer a state of subservience.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Vocative, Masculine
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 3:55
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΦΙΛΟΣ, ΔΟΥΛΟΣ, appear in our texts.
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