ΦΙΛΟΜΑΘΗ, φιλομαθη
PHILOMATHĒ, philomathē
Sounds Like: fee-loh-MAH-thay
Translations: fond of learning, desirous of learning, studious, a lover of learning
From the root: ΦΙΛΟΜΑΘΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is a compound adjective meaning 'fond of learning' or 'studious'. It describes someone who has a strong desire to acquire knowledge. It can be used to commend someone for their intellectual curiosity and dedication to study.
Inflection: Singular, Vocative, Masculine or Feminine
Strong’s number: G5382 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΦΙΛΟΜΑΘΗΣ.
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.
- ΦΙΛΟΜΑΘΕΙ — fond of learning, studious, eager to learn
- ΦΙΛΟΜΑΘΕΙΣ — fond of learning, desirous of learning, studious, learned
- ΦΙΛΟΜΑΘΕΣ — fond of learning, studious, eager to learn
- ΦΙΛΟΜΑΘΩΣ — learnedly, studiously, eagerly, with a love of learning
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