ΦΙΛΟΚΑΛΕΙΝ, φιλοκαλειν
PHILOKALEIN, philokalein
Sounds Like: fee-loh-kah-LEH-in
Translations: to love what is beautiful, to be a lover of beauty, to cultivate beauty, to pursue honor, to pursue excellence
From the root: ΦΙΛΟΚΑΛΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb meaning 'to love what is beautiful' or 'to cultivate beauty'. It can also refer to the pursuit of honor or excellence. It is used to describe someone who has a strong appreciation for aesthetic beauty or moral goodness, and actively strives to embody or create it. For example, one might 'love what is beautiful' in art, or 'pursue excellence' in their character.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G5386 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΦΙΛΟΚΑΛΕΩ.
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.
- ΣΥΝΕΦΙΛΟΚΑΛΕΙ — was loving the beautiful together with, was cultivating beauty together with, was devoted to beauty together with
- ΤΩΝΦΙΛΟΚΑΛΟΥΝΤΩΝ — of those who love beauty, of those who love what is noble, of those who love what is good
- ΦΙΛΟΚΑΛΕΩ — to love what is beautiful, to be a lover of beauty, to be fond of the beautiful, to cultivate beauty, to pursue honor
- ΦΙΛΟΚΑΛΟΥΝΤΕΣ — loving beauty, cultivating beauty, lovers of beauty, those who love beauty
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