ΦΙΛΟΜΗΔΕΑ, φιλομηδεα
PHILOMĒDEA, philomēdea
Sounds Like: fee-loh-MAY-deh-ah
Translations: Lover of genitals, Fond of genitals
From the root: ΦΙΛΟΣ, ΜΗΔΕΑ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This is a compound epithet, most famously used for the goddess Aphrodite. It combines 'φίλος' (philos), meaning 'loving' or 'dear to', with 'μηδέα' (mēdea), referring to 'genitals'. Therefore, it means 'Lover of genitals' or 'Fond of genitals', alluding to Aphrodite's origin from the sea foam around Uranus's castrated genitals.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:12
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΦΙΛΟΣ, ΜΗΔΕΑ, appear in our texts.
This concordance database is in beta
That means it's an unfinished preview of what we're building and is still being refined and corrected. It was initially generated from Google Gemini 2.5. It will be edited and corrected over time, with additional information added as we go.
It is your responsibility to double-check anything important.
Please report any errors or important missing information.