ΦΙΛΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΩΝ, φιλελευθερων
PHILELEUTHERŌN, phileleutherōn
Sounds Like: fee-leh-LEH-oo-theh-ROHN
Translations: (of) freedom-loving, (of) liberty-loving, (of) fond of freedom, (of) lovers of freedom
From the root: ΦΙΛΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound adjective meaning 'freedom-loving' or 'fond of liberty'. It describes someone or something that cherishes or advocates for freedom. It is formed from 'φίλος' (philos), meaning 'loving' or 'dear', and 'ἐλεύθερος' (eleutheros), meaning 'free'. In this form, it is the genitive plural, indicating possession or relationship, often translated as 'of those who are freedom-loving' or 'of freedom-lovers'.
Inflection: Plural, Genitive, Masculine, Feminine or Neuter
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 9:18
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΦΙΛΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΣ.
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.
- ΦΙΛΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΝ — freedom-loving, a freedom-loving thing, liberal, a liberal thing, lover of freedom
- ΦΙΛΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΣ — freedom-loving, liberty-loving, fond of freedom, a freedom-lover
- ΦΙΛΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΥΣ — freedom-loving, lovers of liberty, fond of freedom
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