"φιλόσοφος" meaning in Ancient Greek

See φιλόσοφος in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /pʰi.ló.so.pʰos/, /ɸiˈlo.so.ɸos/, /fiˈlo.so.fos/, /pʰi.ló.so.pʰos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /pʰiˈlo.so.pʰos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ɸiˈlo.so.ɸos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /fiˈlo.so.fos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /fiˈlo.so.fos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From φίλος (phílos, “loving”) + σοφός (sophós, “wise”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|grc|af|φίλος>loving|σοφός>wise|id=lover of knowledge}}, {{af|grc|φίλος|σοφός|t1=loving|t2=wise}} φίλος (phílos, “loving”) + σοφός (sophós, “wise”) Inflection templates: {{grc-adecl|φῐλόσοφος|ον}} Forms: φῐλόσοφος [canonical], philósophos [romanization], φῐλόσοφον [neuter], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], φῐλόσοφος [feminine, masculine, nominative, singular], φῐλόσοφον [neuter, nominative, singular], φῐλοσόφω [dual, feminine, masculine, nominative], φῐλοσόφω [dual, neuter, nominative], φῐλόσοφοι [feminine, masculine, nominative, plural], φῐλόσοφᾰ [neuter, nominative, plural], φῐλοσόφου [feminine, genitive, masculine, singular], φῐλοσόφου [genitive, neuter, singular], φῐλοσόφοιν [dual, feminine, genitive, masculine], φῐλοσόφοιν [dual, genitive, neuter], φῐλοσόφων [feminine, genitive, masculine, plural], φῐλοσόφων [genitive, neuter, plural], φῐλοσόφῳ [dative, feminine, masculine, singular], φῐλοσόφῳ [dative, neuter, singular], φῐλοσόφοιν [dative, dual, feminine, masculine], φῐλοσόφοιν [dative, dual, neuter], φῐλοσόφοις [dative, feminine, masculine, plural], φῐλοσόφοις [dative, neuter, plural], φῐλόσοφον [accusative, feminine, masculine, singular], φῐλόσοφον [accusative, neuter, singular], φῐλοσόφω [accusative, dual, feminine, masculine], φῐλοσόφω [accusative, dual, neuter], φῐλοσόφους [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], φῐλόσοφᾰ [accusative, neuter, plural], φῐλόσοφε [feminine, masculine, singular, vocative], φῐλόσοφον [neuter, singular, vocative], φῐλοσόφω [dual, feminine, masculine, vocative], φῐλοσόφω [dual, neuter, vocative], φῐλόσοφοι [feminine, masculine, plural, vocative], φῐλόσοφᾰ [neuter, plural, vocative], φῐλοσόφως [adverbial, feminine, masculine, neuter], φῐλοσοφώτερος [comparative, feminine, masculine, neuter], φῐλοσοφώτᾰτος [feminine, masculine, neuter, superlative]
  1. (substantive) lover of knowledge or wisdom Tags: substantive Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-φιλόσοφος-grc-adj-bp8mzFjv Disambiguation of Philosophy: 29 11 4 29 28
  2. (substantive) educated, learned person Tags: substantive Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-φιλόσοφος-grc-adj-IRW0lRBx Disambiguation of Philosophy: 29 11 4 29 28
  3. (substantive) professor Tags: substantive Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-φιλόσοφος-grc-adj-F8FTLKbP Disambiguation of People: 0 1 99 0 1
  4. (substantive) philosopher Tags: substantive Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-φιλόσοφος-grc-adj-VCvOSngM Disambiguation of Philosophy: 29 11 4 29 28
  5. scientific, philosophic Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-φιλόσοφος-grc-adj-Z15ZvY7j Disambiguation of Philosophy: 29 11 4 29 28 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries referencing etymons with invalid IDs, Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries referencing etymons with invalid IDs: 10 22 18 6 44 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 10 15 13 6 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 8 5 0 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 8 5 0 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: σοφῐστής (sophistḗs) (english: expert; philosopher, teacher; swindler) [masculine], and see at σοφός (sophós) (english: wise), φῐ́λος (phílos) (english: beloved, loving)
Derived forms: ἀφῐλοσόφητος (aphilosóphētos) (english: not versed in philosophy), ἀφῐλόσοφος (aphilósophos) (english: without taste for philosophy, unphilosophical), ἐθελοφῐλόσοφος (ethelophilósophos) (english: would-be philosopher) [masculine], ἐμφῐλόσοφος (emphilósophos) (english: philosophical), ἰᾱτροσοφιστής (iātrosophistḗs) (english: professor of medicine) [masculine], ἰᾱτροφῐλόσοφος (iātrophilósophos) (english: scientific doctor) [masculine], φῐλοσοφέω and derivatives (philosophéō) (english: philosophize, love knowledge), φῐλοσόφημᾰ (philosóphēma) (english: a subject of philosophic inquiry; logic demonstration, principal) [neuter], φῐλοσοφητέον (philosophētéon) (english: must pursue wisdom) [neuter], φῐλοσοφητέος (philosophētéos) (english: must pursue wisdom), φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱ (philosophíā) (english: love of knowledge, philosophy) [feminine], φῐλοσοφῐκός (philosophikós) (english: concerned with philosophy) [masculine], φῐλοσοφομειρᾰκίσκος (philosophomeirakískos) (english: young man of science) [masculine]
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      ],
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      "tags": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "roman": "philosophíā",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "φῐλοσοφῐκός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "young man of science",
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        "masculine"
      ],
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    }
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "φιλόσοφος"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: φιλόσοφος (filósofos)"
    },
    {
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Arabic: فَيْلَسُوف (faylasūf) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "arc",
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            "bor": "1",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Aramaic: פילוסופא (pīlōsōp̄ā)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Aramaic: פילוסופא (pīlōsōp̄ā) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xcl",
            "2": "փիլիսոփոս",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Armenian: փիլիսոփոս (pʻilisopʻos)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Armenian: փիլիսոփոս (pʻilisopʻos)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cu",
            "2": "философъ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Church Slavonic: философъ (filosofŭ)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Church Slavonic: философъ (filosofŭ) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop",
            "2": "ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Coptic: ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ (philosophos)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Coptic: ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ (philosophos)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ka",
            "2": "ფილოსოფოსი",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Georgian: ფილოსოფოსი (pilosoposi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Georgian: ფილოსოფოსი (pilosoposi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "he",
            "2": "פילוסוף",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "filosof"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hebrew: פילוסוף (filosof)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hebrew: פילוסוף (filosof)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "philosophus",
            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pal",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "pylʾswkpʾy",
            "ts": "fīlāsōfā"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Middle Persian: [script needed] (pylʾswkpʾy /⁠fīlāsōfā⁠/)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Middle Persian: [script needed] (pylʾswkpʾy /⁠fīlāsōfā⁠/)"
    }
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      },
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "φῐλόσοφος",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "philósophos",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλόσοφον",
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        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-adecl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλόσοφος",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "φῐλόσοφον",
      "roman": "philósophon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσόφω",
      "roman": "philosóphō",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσόφω",
      "roman": "philosóphō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "neuter",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλόσοφοι",
      "roman": "philósophoi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλόσοφᾰ",
      "roman": "philósopha",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσόφου",
      "roman": "philosóphou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσόφου",
      "roman": "philosóphou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσόφοιν",
      "roman": "philosóphoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσόφοιν",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual",
        "genitive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσόφων",
      "roman": "philosóphōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσόφων",
      "roman": "philosóphōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσόφῳ",
      "roman": "philosóphōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσόφῳ",
      "roman": "philosóphōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσόφοιν",
      "roman": "philosóphoin",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσόφοιν",
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    {
      "form": "φῐλοσόφοις",
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        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσόφοις",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "φῐλόσοφον",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλόσοφον",
      "roman": "philósophon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσόφω",
      "roman": "philosóphō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσόφω",
      "roman": "philosóphō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσόφους",
      "roman": "philosóphous",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλόσοφᾰ",
      "roman": "philósopha",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλόσοφε",
      "roman": "philósophe",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλόσοφον",
      "roman": "philósophon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσόφω",
      "roman": "philosóphō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσόφω",
      "roman": "philosóphō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "neuter",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλόσοφοι",
      "roman": "philósophoi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλόσοφᾰ",
      "roman": "philósopha",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσόφως",
      "roman": "philosóphōs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσοφώτερος",
      "roman": "philosophṓteros",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσοφώτᾰτος",
      "roman": "philosophṓtatos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "superlative"
      ]
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    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "expert; philosopher, teacher; swindler",
      "roman": "sophistḗs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "σοφῐστής"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "wise",
      "roman": "sophós",
      "word": "and see at σοφός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "beloved, loving",
      "roman": "phílos",
      "word": "φῐ́λος"
    }
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    {
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        {
          "_dis": "29 11 4 29 28",
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          "name": "Philosophy",
          "orig": "grc:Philosophy",
          "parents": [
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        "lover of knowledge or wisdom"
      ],
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        [
          "lover",
          "lover"
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          "knowledge",
          "knowledge"
        ],
        [
          "wisdom",
          "wisdom"
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        "(substantive) lover of knowledge or wisdom"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "substantive"
      ]
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "29 11 4 29 28",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Philosophy",
          "orig": "grc:Philosophy",
          "parents": [
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "educated, learned person"
      ],
      "id": "en-φιλόσοφος-grc-adj-IRW0lRBx",
      "links": [
        [
          "educated",
          "educated"
        ],
        [
          "learned",
          "learned"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(substantive) educated, learned person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "substantive"
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    {
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          "_dis": "0 1 99 0 1",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "grc:People",
          "parents": [
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
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        "professor"
      ],
      "id": "en-φιλόσοφος-grc-adj-F8FTLKbP",
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        [
          "professor",
          "professor"
        ]
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        "(substantive) professor"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "29 11 4 29 28",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Philosophy",
          "orig": "grc:Philosophy",
          "parents": [
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
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        "philosopher"
      ],
      "id": "en-φιλόσοφος-grc-adj-VCvOSngM",
      "links": [
        [
          "philosopher",
          "philosopher"
        ]
      ],
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        "(substantive) philosopher"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "substantive"
      ]
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries referencing etymons with invalid IDs",
          "parents": [
            "Entries referencing etymons with invalid IDs",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 15 13 6 56",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 8 5 0 84",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "2 8 5 0 85",
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "29 11 4 29 28",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Philosophy",
          "orig": "grc:Philosophy",
          "parents": [
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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        "scientific, philosophic"
      ],
      "id": "en-φιλόσοφος-grc-adj-Z15ZvY7j",
      "links": [
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          "scientific",
          "scientific"
        ],
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          "philosophic",
          "philosophic"
        ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/pʰi.ló.so.pʰos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɸiˈlo.so.ɸos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fiˈlo.so.fos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰi.ló.so.pʰos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰiˈlo.so.pʰos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɸiˈlo.so.ɸos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fiˈlo.so.fos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fiˈlo.so.fos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "φιλόσοφος"
}
{
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    "Ancient Greek 4-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek adjectives",
    "Ancient Greek compound terms",
    "Ancient Greek entries referencing etymons with invalid IDs",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek proparoxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "grc:People",
    "grc:Philosophy"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "not versed in philosophy",
      "roman": "aphilosóphētos",
      "word": "ἀφῐλοσόφητος"
    },
    {
      "english": "without taste for philosophy, unphilosophical",
      "roman": "aphilósophos",
      "word": "ἀφῐλόσοφος"
    },
    {
      "english": "would-be philosopher",
      "roman": "ethelophilósophos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ἐθελοφῐλόσοφος"
    },
    {
      "english": "philosophical",
      "roman": "emphilósophos",
      "word": "ἐμφῐλόσοφος"
    },
    {
      "english": "professor of medicine",
      "roman": "iātrosophistḗs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ἰᾱτροσοφιστής"
    },
    {
      "english": "scientific doctor",
      "roman": "iātrophilósophos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ἰᾱτροφῐλόσοφος"
    },
    {
      "english": "philosophize, love knowledge",
      "roman": "philosophéō",
      "word": "φῐλοσοφέω and derivatives"
    },
    {
      "english": "a subject of philosophic inquiry; logic demonstration, principal",
      "roman": "philosóphēma",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "φῐλοσόφημᾰ"
    },
    {
      "english": "must pursue wisdom",
      "roman": "philosophētéon",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "φῐλοσοφητέον"
    },
    {
      "english": "must pursue wisdom",
      "roman": "philosophētéos",
      "word": "φῐλοσοφητέος"
    },
    {
      "english": "love of knowledge, philosophy",
      "roman": "philosophíā",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱ"
    },
    {
      "english": "concerned with philosophy",
      "roman": "philosophikós",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "φῐλοσοφῐκός"
    },
    {
      "english": "young man of science",
      "roman": "philosophomeirakískos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "φῐλοσοφομειρᾰκίσκος"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "φιλόσοφος"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: φιλόσοφος (filósofos)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: φιλόσοφος (filósofos)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ar",
            "2": "فَيْلَسُوف",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Arabic: فَيْلَسُوف (faylasūf)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Arabic: فَيْلَسُوف (faylasūf) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "arc",
            "2": "פילוסופא",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "pīlōsōp̄ā"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Aramaic: פילוסופא (pīlōsōp̄ā)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Aramaic: פילוסופא (pīlōsōp̄ā) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xcl",
            "2": "փիլիսոփոս",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Armenian: փիլիսոփոս (pʻilisopʻos)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Armenian: փիլիսոփոս (pʻilisopʻos)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cu",
            "2": "философъ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Church Slavonic: философъ (filosofŭ)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Church Slavonic: философъ (filosofŭ) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop",
            "2": "ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Coptic: ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ (philosophos)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Coptic: ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ (philosophos)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ka",
            "2": "ფილოსოფოსი",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Georgian: ფილოსოფოსი (pilosoposi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Georgian: ფილოსოფოსი (pilosoposi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "he",
            "2": "פילוסוף",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "filosof"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hebrew: פילוסוף (filosof)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hebrew: פילוסוף (filosof)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "philosophus",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: philosophus",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: philosophus (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pal",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "pylʾswkpʾy",
            "ts": "fīlāsōfā"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Middle Persian: [script needed] (pylʾswkpʾy /⁠fīlāsōfā⁠/)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Middle Persian: [script needed] (pylʾswkpʾy /⁠fīlāsōfā⁠/)"
    }
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "af",
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        "id": "lover of knowledge"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
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        "2": "φίλος",
        "3": "σοφός",
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        "t2": "wise"
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      "name": "af"
    }
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      "form": "φῐλόσοφος",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
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      "form": "philósophos",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλόσοφον",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-adecl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλόσοφος",
      "roman": "philósophos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλόσοφον",
      "roman": "philósophon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσόφω",
      "roman": "philosóphō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσόφω",
      "roman": "philosóphō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "neuter",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλόσοφοι",
      "roman": "philósophoi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλόσοφᾰ",
      "roman": "philósopha",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσόφου",
      "roman": "philosóphou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσόφου",
      "roman": "philosóphou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσόφοιν",
      "roman": "philosóphoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσόφοιν",
      "roman": "philosóphoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσόφων",
      "roman": "philosóphōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσόφων",
      "roman": "philosóphōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσόφῳ",
      "roman": "philosóphōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσόφῳ",
      "roman": "philosóphōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσόφοιν",
      "roman": "philosóphoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσόφοιν",
      "roman": "philosóphoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσόφοις",
      "roman": "philosóphois",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσόφοις",
      "roman": "philosóphois",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλόσοφον",
      "roman": "philósophon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλόσοφον",
      "roman": "philósophon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσόφω",
      "roman": "philosóphō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσόφω",
      "roman": "philosóphō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσόφους",
      "roman": "philosóphous",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλόσοφᾰ",
      "roman": "philósopha",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλόσοφε",
      "roman": "philósophe",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλόσοφον",
      "roman": "philósophon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσόφω",
      "roman": "philosóphō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσόφω",
      "roman": "philosóphō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "neuter",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλόσοφοι",
      "roman": "philósophoi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλόσοφᾰ",
      "roman": "philósopha",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσόφως",
      "roman": "philosóphōs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσοφώτερος",
      "roman": "philosophṓteros",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐλοσοφώτᾰτος",
      "roman": "philosophṓtatos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "φῐλόσοφος",
        "2": "ον"
      },
      "name": "grc-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "expert; philosopher, teacher; swindler",
      "roman": "sophistḗs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "σοφῐστής"
    },
    {
      "english": "wise",
      "roman": "sophós",
      "word": "and see at σοφός"
    },
    {
      "english": "beloved, loving",
      "roman": "phílos",
      "word": "φῐ́λος"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lover of knowledge or wisdom"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lover",
          "lover"
        ],
        [
          "knowledge",
          "knowledge"
        ],
        [
          "wisdom",
          "wisdom"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(substantive) lover of knowledge or wisdom"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "educated, learned person"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "educated",
          "educated"
        ],
        [
          "learned",
          "learned"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(substantive) educated, learned person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "professor"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "professor",
          "professor"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(substantive) professor"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "philosopher"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "philosopher",
          "philosopher"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(substantive) philosopher"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "scientific, philosophic"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "scientific",
          "scientific"
        ],
        [
          "philosophic",
          "philosophic"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰi.ló.so.pʰos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɸiˈlo.so.ɸos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fiˈlo.so.fos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰi.ló.so.pʰos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰiˈlo.so.pʰos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɸiˈlo.so.ɸos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fiˈlo.so.fos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fiˈlo.so.fos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "φιλόσοφος"
}

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  "path": [
    "φιλόσοφος"
  ],
  "section": "Ancient Greek",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "φιλόσοφος",
  "trace": ""
}

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