ΦΙΛΟΜΗΤΟΡΑ, φιλομητορα
PHILOMĒTORA, philomētora
Sounds Like: fee-loh-MAY-toh-rah
Translations: mother-loving, loving his mother, devoted to his mother
From the root: ΦΙΛΟΜΗΤΩΡ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound adjective meaning 'mother-loving' or 'devoted to one's mother'. It is used to describe someone who has a strong affection for their mother. In the provided context, it appears to be an epithet or surname, likely referring to a king named Ptolemy, indicating his devotion to his mother, or perhaps a queen, indicating her devotion to her children (as 'mother' can sometimes refer to the 'motherland' or 'mother city' in a broader sense, though 'mother-loving' is the primary meaning).
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Masculine or Feminine
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Maccabees — 9:29
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΦΙΛΟΜΗΤΩΡ.
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.
- ΦΙΛΟΜΗΤΟΡΙ — mother-loving, loving one's mother
- ΦΙΛΟΜΗΤΟΡΟΣ — of a mother-lover, of one who loves his mother, of a mother-loving person
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