"φιλοσοφία" meaning in Ancient Greek

See φιλοσοφία in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pʰi.lo.so.pʰí.aː/, /ɸi.lo.soˈɸi.a/, /fi.lo.soˈfi.a/, /pʰi.lo.so.pʰí.aː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /pʰi.lo.soˈpʰi.a/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ɸi.lo.soˈɸi.a/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /fi.lo.soˈfi.a/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /fi.lo.soˈfi.a/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From φῐλόσοφος (philósophos, “lover of knowledge or wisdom”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā), from φῐ́λος (phílos, “beloved; loving”) + σοφός (sophós, “skilled with handcrafts; wise”). Etymology templates: {{af|grc|φῐλόσοφος|-ῐ́ᾱ|t1=lover of knowledge or wisdom}} φῐλόσοφος (philósophos, “lover of knowledge or wisdom”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā), {{af|grc|φῐ́λος|σοφός|t1=beloved; loving|t2=skilled with handcrafts; wise}} φῐ́λος (phílos, “beloved; loving”) + σοφός (sophós, “skilled with handcrafts; wise”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱς|f|first|head=φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱ}} φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱ • (philosophíā) f (genitive φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱς); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱ|ᾱς}} Forms: φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱ [canonical], philosophíā [romanization], φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱς [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱ [nominative, singular], τὼ φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ φῐλοσοφῐ́αι [nominative, plural], τῆς φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱς [genitive, singular], τοῖν φῐλοσοφῐ́αιν [dual, genitive], τῶν φῐλοσοφῐῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾳ [dative, singular], τοῖν φῐλοσοφῐ́αιν [dative, dual], ταῖς φῐλοσοφῐ́αις [dative, plural], τὴν φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱν [accusative, singular], τὼ φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱς [accusative, plural], φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱ [singular, vocative], φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱ [dual, vocative], φῐλοσοφῐ́αι [plural, vocative]
  1. love of knowledge, pursuit of knowledge
    Sense id: en-φιλοσοφία-grc-noun-frYEcyCd Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 43 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 43 45
  2. the study, investigation of a topic
    Sense id: en-φιλοσοφία-grc-noun-9VhDtTZT Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ία, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 15 51 34 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 15 49 36 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ία: 15 52 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 43 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 43 45
  3. philosophy
    Sense id: en-φιλοσοφία-grc-noun-IzHrM84s Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 43 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 43 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ἀφῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱ (aphilosophíā) (english: contempt for philosophy) [feminine] Related terms: σοφῐ́ᾱ (sophíā) (english: skill, wisdom) [feminine], σοφῐστής (sophistḗs) (english: expert; teacher) [masculine], φῐλοσοφέω (philosophéō) (english: philosophize, love knowledge), φῐλοσόφημᾰ (philosóphēma) (english: a subject of philosophic inquiry; logic demonstration, principal) [neuter], φῐλοσοφῐκός (philosophikós) (english: concerned with philosophy) [masculine], φῐλόσοφος (philósophos) (english: lover of wisdom, philosopher) [masculine]

Inflected forms

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      "text": "Coptic: ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ (philosophia)"
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      "text": "→ Arabic: فَلْسَفَة (falsafa)\n→ Azerbaijani: fəlsəfə\n→ Bashkir: фәлсәфә (fəlsəfə)\n⇒ Central Atlas Tamazight: ⵜⴰⴼⵍⵙⴰⴼⵜ (taflsaft)\n→ Crimean Tatar: felsefe\n→ Kazakh: пәлсапа (pälsapa), фәлсафа (fälsafa)\n→ Malay: falsafah\n→ Ottoman Turkish: فلسفه (felsefe)\nTurkish: felsefe\n→ Persian: فلسفه\n→ Swahili: falsafa\n→ Uyghur: پەلسەپە (pelsepe)\n→ Uzbek: falsafa"
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          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
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      "text": "→ Latin: philosophia (see there for further descendants)"
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    }
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      "form": "ἡ φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱ",
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      "form": "αἱ φῐλοσοφῐ́αι",
      "roman": "hai philosophíai",
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
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      "form": "τοῖν φῐλοσοφῐ́αιν",
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      "form": "τῶν φῐλοσοφῐῶν",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "τῇ φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾳ",
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      "form": "ταῖς φῐλοσοφῐ́αις",
      "roman": "taîs philosophíais",
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        {
          "english": "but for the soul's illnesses and sufferings, the only remedy is philosophy. (@perseus.tuftus.edu)",
          "ref": "46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Moralia",
          "roman": "tôn dè tês psukhês arrhōstēmátōn kaì pathôn hē philosophía mónē phármakón esti.",
          "text": "τῶν δὲ τῆς ψυχῆς ἀρρωστημάτων καὶ παθῶν ἡ φιλοσοφία μόνη φάρμακόν ἐστι."
        },
        {
          "english": "Watch that you are not taken captive by philosophy and empty deception...",
          "ref": "New Testament, Epistle to the Colossians 2:8",
          "roman": "Blépete mḗ tis humâs éstai ho sulagōgôn dià tês philosophías kaì kenês apátēs...",
          "text": "Βλέπετε μή τις ὑμᾶς ἔσται ὁ συλαγωγῶν διὰ τῆς φιλοσοφίας καὶ κενῆς ἀπάτης..."
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ɸi.lo.soˈɸi.a/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/fi.lo.soˈfi.a/"
    },
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      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɸi.lo.soˈɸi.a/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fi.lo.soˈfi.a/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fi.lo.soˈfi.a/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
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}
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Arabic: فَلْسَفَة (falsafa)\n→ Azerbaijani: fəlsəfə\n→ Bashkir: фәлсәфә (fəlsəfə)\n⇒ Central Atlas Tamazight: ⵜⴰⴼⵍⵙⴰⴼⵜ (taflsaft)\n→ Crimean Tatar: felsefe\n→ Kazakh: пәлсапа (pälsapa), фәлсафа (fälsafa)\n→ Malay: falsafah\n→ Ottoman Turkish: فلسفه (felsefe)\nTurkish: felsefe\n→ Persian: فلسفه\n→ Swahili: falsafa\n→ Uyghur: پەلسەپە (pelsepe)\n→ Uzbek: falsafa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "philosophia",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: philosophia",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: philosophia (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "филосо́фия",
            "bor": "1",
            "g": "f"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: филосо́фия f (filosófija)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: филосо́фия f (filosófija)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "φῐλόσοφος",
        "3": "-ῐ́ᾱ",
        "t1": "lover of knowledge or wisdom"
      },
      "expansion": "φῐλόσοφος (philósophos, “lover of knowledge or wisdom”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā)",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "φῐ́λος",
        "3": "σοφός",
        "t1": "beloved; loving",
        "t2": "skilled with handcrafts; wise"
      },
      "expansion": "φῐ́λος (phílos, “beloved; loving”) + σοφός (sophós, “skilled with handcrafts; wise”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From φῐλόσοφος (philósophos, “lover of knowledge or wisdom”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā), from φῐ́λος (phílos, “beloved; loving”) + σοφός (sophós, “skilled with handcrafts; wise”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "philosophíā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱς",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-1",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱ",
      "roman": "hē philosophíā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ philosophíā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ φῐλοσοφῐ́αι",
      "roman": "hai philosophíai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱς",
      "roman": "tês philosophíās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν φῐλοσοφῐ́αιν",
      "roman": "toîn philosophíain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν φῐλοσοφῐῶν",
      "roman": "tôn philosophiôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾳ",
      "roman": "têi philosophíāi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν φῐλοσοφῐ́αιν",
      "roman": "toîn philosophíain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς φῐλοσοφῐ́αις",
      "roman": "taîs philosophíais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱν",
      "roman": "tḕn philosophíān",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ philosophíā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱς",
      "roman": "tā̀s philosophíās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱ",
      "roman": "philosophíā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱ",
      "roman": "philosophíā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσοφῐ́αι",
      "roman": "philosophíai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱς",
        "2": "f",
        "3": "first",
        "head": "φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱ"
      },
      "expansion": "φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱ • (philosophíā) f (genitive φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱς); first declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱ",
        "2": "ᾱς"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "skill, wisdom",
      "roman": "sophíā",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "σοφῐ́ᾱ"
    },
    {
      "english": "expert; teacher",
      "roman": "sophistḗs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "σοφῐστής"
    },
    {
      "english": "philosophize, love knowledge",
      "roman": "philosophéō",
      "word": "φῐλοσοφέω"
    },
    {
      "english": "a subject of philosophic inquiry; logic demonstration, principal",
      "roman": "philosóphēma",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "φῐλοσόφημᾰ"
    },
    {
      "english": "concerned with philosophy",
      "roman": "philosophikós",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "φῐλοσοφῐκός"
    },
    {
      "english": "lover of wisdom, philosopher",
      "roman": "philósophos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "φῐλόσοφος"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "love of knowledge, pursuit of knowledge"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "love",
          "love"
        ],
        [
          "knowledge",
          "knowledge"
        ],
        [
          "pursuit",
          "pursuit"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the study, investigation of a topic"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "study",
          "study"
        ],
        [
          "investigation",
          "investigation"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "but for the soul's illnesses and sufferings, the only remedy is philosophy. (@perseus.tuftus.edu)",
          "ref": "46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Moralia",
          "roman": "tôn dè tês psukhês arrhōstēmátōn kaì pathôn hē philosophía mónē phármakón esti.",
          "text": "τῶν δὲ τῆς ψυχῆς ἀρρωστημάτων καὶ παθῶν ἡ φιλοσοφία μόνη φάρμακόν ἐστι."
        },
        {
          "english": "Watch that you are not taken captive by philosophy and empty deception...",
          "ref": "New Testament, Epistle to the Colossians 2:8",
          "roman": "Blépete mḗ tis humâs éstai ho sulagōgôn dià tês philosophías kaì kenês apátēs...",
          "text": "Βλέπετε μή τις ὑμᾶς ἔσται ὁ συλαγωγῶν διὰ τῆς φιλοσοφίας καὶ κενῆς ἀπάτης..."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "philosophy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "philosophy",
          "philosophy"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰi.lo.so.pʰí.aː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɸi.lo.soˈɸi.a/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fi.lo.soˈfi.a/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰi.lo.so.pʰí.aː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰi.lo.soˈpʰi.a/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɸi.lo.soˈɸi.a/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fi.lo.soˈfi.a/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fi.lo.soˈfi.a/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "φιλοσοφία"
}

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