FromProto-Hellenic*pʰílos, traditionally derived fromProto-Indo-European*bʰil-o-s, from*bʰil-(“decent, good, harmonious, friendly”). In this case, cognate withOld Irishbil(“good, mild”) andProto-Germanic*biliz(“kind, gentle; decent, fair”), whenceOld Englishbile-(“kind, suitable, appropriate”,prefix),Germanbillig(“appropriate, fitting, inexpensive, cheap”), andDutchbillijk(“appropriate”).
However, Beekes rejects the above etymology based on the original meaning of the Greek word apparently being "own, accompanying" rather than "beloved", and leaves the origin open.[1]
φῐ́λος• (phĭ́los) m (feminineφῐ́λη,neuterφῐ́λον);first/second declension
Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
Nominative | φῐ́λος phĭ́los | φῐ́λη phĭ́lē | φῐ́λον phĭ́lon | φῐ́λω phĭ́lō | φῐ́λᾱ phĭ́lā | φῐ́λω phĭ́lō | φῐ́λοι phĭ́loi | φῐ́λαι phĭ́lai | φῐ́λᾰ phĭ́lă | |||||
Genitive | φῐ́λου phĭ́lou | φῐ́λης phĭ́lēs | φῐ́λου phĭ́lou | φῐ́λοιν phĭ́loin | φῐ́λαιν phĭ́lain | φῐ́λοιν phĭ́loin | φῐ́λων phĭ́lōn | φῐ́λων phĭ́lōn | φῐ́λων phĭ́lōn | |||||
Dative | φῐ́λῳ phĭ́lōi | φῐ́λῃ phĭ́lēi | φῐ́λῳ phĭ́lōi | φῐ́λοιν phĭ́loin | φῐ́λαιν phĭ́lain | φῐ́λοιν phĭ́loin | φῐ́λοις phĭ́lois | φῐ́λαις phĭ́lais | φῐ́λοις phĭ́lois | |||||
Accusative | φῐ́λον phĭ́lon | φῐ́λην phĭ́lēn | φῐ́λον phĭ́lon | φῐ́λω phĭ́lō | φῐ́λᾱ phĭ́lā | φῐ́λω phĭ́lō | φῐ́λους phĭ́lous | φῐ́λᾱς phĭ́lās | φῐ́λᾰ phĭ́lă | |||||
Vocative | φῐ́λε phĭ́le | φῐ́λη phĭ́lē | φῐ́λον phĭ́lon | φῐ́λω phĭ́lō | φῐ́λᾱ phĭ́lā | φῐ́λω phĭ́lō | φῐ́λοι phĭ́loi | φῐ́λαι phĭ́lai | φῐ́λᾰ phĭ́lă | |||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
φῐ́λως phĭ́lōs | φῐλώτερος phĭlṓteros | φῐλώτᾰτος phĭlṓtătos | ||||||||||||
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Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
Nominative | φῐ́λος phĭ́los | φῐ́λη phĭ́lē | φῐ́λον phĭ́lon | φῐ́λω phĭ́lō | φῐ́λᾱ phĭ́lā | φῐ́λω phĭ́lō | φῐ́λοι phĭ́loi | φῐ́λαι phĭ́lai | φῐ́λᾰ phĭ́lă | |||||
Genitive | φῐ́λου /φῐλοῖο /φῐ́λοιο /φῐλόο /φῐ́λοο phĭ́lou / phĭloîo / phĭ́loio / phĭlóo / phĭ́loo | φῐ́λης phĭ́lēs | φῐ́λου /φῐλοῖο /φῐ́λοιο /φῐλόο /φῐ́λοο phĭ́lou / phĭloîo / phĭ́loio / phĭlóo / phĭ́loo | φῐ́λοιῐν phĭ́loiĭn | φῐ́λαιν /φῐ́λαιῐν /φῐ́λῃῐν phĭ́lai(ĭ)n / phĭ́lēiĭn | φῐ́λοιῐν phĭ́loiĭn | φῐ́λων phĭ́lōn | φῐλᾱ́ων /φῐλέ͜ων /φῐλῶν phĭlā́ōn / phĭlé͜ōn / phĭlôn | φῐ́λων phĭ́lōn | |||||
Dative | φῐ́λῳ phĭ́lōi | φῐ́λῃ phĭ́lēi | φῐ́λῳ phĭ́lōi | φῐ́λοιῐν phĭ́loiĭn | φῐ́λαιν /φῐ́λαιῐν /φῐ́λῃῐν phĭ́lai(ĭ)n / phĭ́lēiĭn | φῐ́λοιῐν phĭ́loiĭn | φῐ́λοισῐ /φῐ́λοισῐν /φῐ́λοις phĭ́loisĭ(n) / phĭ́lois | φῐ́λῃσῐ /φῐ́λῃσῐν /φῐ́λῃς /φῐ́λαις phĭ́lēisĭ(n) / phĭ́lēis / phĭ́lais | φῐ́λοισῐ /φῐ́λοισῐν /φῐ́λοις phĭ́loisĭ(n) / phĭ́lois | |||||
Accusative | φῐ́λον phĭ́lon | φῐ́λην phĭ́lēn | φῐ́λον phĭ́lon | φῐ́λω phĭ́lō | φῐ́λᾱ phĭ́lā | φῐ́λω phĭ́lō | φῐ́λους phĭ́lous | φῐ́λᾱς phĭ́lās | φῐ́λᾰ phĭ́lă | |||||
Vocative | φῐ́λε /φῖλε phĭ́le / phîle | φῐ́λη phĭ́lē | φῐ́λον phĭ́lon | φῐ́λω phĭ́lō | φῐ́λᾱ phĭ́lā | φῐ́λω phĭ́lō | φῐ́λοι phĭ́loi | φῐ́λαι phĭ́lai | φῐ́λᾰ phĭ́lă | |||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
φῐ́λως phĭ́lōs | φῐλώτερος /φῐλίων /φίλτερος phĭlṓteros / phĭlíōn / phílteros | φῐλώτᾰτος /φίλτᾰτος phĭlṓtătos / phíltătos | ||||||||||||
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φῐ́λος• (phĭ́los) m (genitiveφῐ́λου);second declension
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁφῐ́λος ho phĭ́los | τὼφῐ́λω tṑ phĭ́lō | οἱφῐ́λοι hoi phĭ́loi | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦφῐ́λου toû phĭ́lou | τοῖνφῐ́λοιν toîn phĭ́loin | τῶνφῐ́λων tôn phĭ́lōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷφῐ́λῳ tôi phĭ́lōi | τοῖνφῐ́λοιν toîn phĭ́loin | τοῖςφῐ́λοις toîs phĭ́lois | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸνφῐ́λον tòn phĭ́lon | τὼφῐ́λω tṑ phĭ́lō | τοὺςφῐ́λους toùs phĭ́lous | ||||||||||
Vocative | φῐ́λε phĭ́le | φῐ́λω phĭ́lō | φῐ́λοι phĭ́loi | ||||||||||
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Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | φῐ́λος phĭ́los | φῐ́λω phĭ́lō | φῐ́λοι phĭ́loi | ||||||||||
Genitive | φῐ́λου /φῐλοῖο /φῐ́λοιο /φῐλόο /φῐ́λοο phĭ́lou / phĭloîo / phĭ́loio / phĭlóo / phĭ́loo | φῐ́λοιῐν phĭ́loiĭn | φῐ́λων phĭ́lōn | ||||||||||
Dative | φῐ́λῳ phĭ́lōi | φῐ́λοιῐν phĭ́loiĭn | φῐ́λοισῐ /φῐ́λοισῐν /φῐ́λοις phĭ́loisĭ(n) / phĭ́lois | ||||||||||
Accusative | φῐ́λον phĭ́lon | φῐ́λω phĭ́lō | φῐ́λους phĭ́lous | ||||||||||
Vocative | φῐ́λε phĭ́le | φῐ́λω phĭ́lō | φῐ́λοι phĭ́loi | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁφῐ́λος ho phĭ́los | τὼφῐ́λω tṑ phĭ́lō | τοὶφῐ́λοι toì phĭ́loi | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦφῐ́λοιο toû phĭ́loio | τοῖνφῐ́λοιν toîn phĭ́loin | τῶνφῐ́λων tôn phĭ́lōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷφῐ́λῳ tôi phĭ́lōi | τοῖνφῐ́λοιν toîn phĭ́loin | τοῖςφῐ́λοις toîs phĭ́lois | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸνφῐ́λον tòn phĭ́lon | τὼφῐ́λω tṑ phĭ́lō | τοὺςφῐ́λους toùs phĭ́lous | ||||||||||
Vocative | φῐ́λε phĭ́le | φῐ́λω phĭ́lō | φῐ́λοι phĭ́loi | ||||||||||
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Inherited fromAncient Greekφίλος(phílos), probably fromProto-Hellenic*pʰílos, fromProto-Indo-European*bʰil-o-s, from*bʰil-(“decent, good, harmonious, friendly”).
φίλος• (fílos) m (pluralφίλοι,feminineφίλη)
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nominative | φίλος(fílos) | φίλοι(fíloi) |
genitive | φίλου(fílou) | φίλων(fílon) |
accusative | φίλο(fílo) | φίλους(fílous) |
vocative | φίλε(fíle) | φίλοι(fíloi) |
φίλος• (fílos) m (feminineφίλη,neuterφίλο)
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
nominative | φίλος(fílos) | φίλη(fíli) | φίλο(fílo) | φίλοι(fíloi) | φίλες(fíles) | φίλα(fíla) | |
genitive | φίλου(fílou) | φίλης(fílis) | φίλου(fílou) | φίλων(fílon) | φίλων(fílon) | φίλων(fílon) | |
accusative | φίλο(fílo) | φίλη(fíli) | φίλο(fílo) | φίλους(fílous) | φίλες(fíles) | φίλα(fíla) | |
vocative | φίλε(fíle) | φίλη(fíli) | φίλο(fílo) | φίλοι(fíloi) | φίλες(fíles) | φίλα(fíla) |
Derivations:
Comparative:πιο +positive forms (e.g. πιο φίλος, etc.)
Relative superlative:definite article + πιο +positive forms (e.g. ο πιο φίλος, etc.)