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παιδοφίλης
παιδοφίλης
Ancient Greek
Noun
παιδοφῐ́λης • (paidophílēs) m (genitive παιδοφῐ́λου); first declension
- (pejorative, chiefly) lover of boys, pedophile
- 6th century BC, Theognis of Megara, Elegies 1357
- 5th century BC, Telecleides 49
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Declension
First declension of παιδοφῐ́λης, παιδοφῐ́λου
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ παιδοφῐ́λης | τὼ παιδοφῐ́λᾱ | οἱ παιδοφῐ́λαι |
| Genitive | τοῦ παιδοφῐ́λου | τοῖν παιδοφῐ́λαιν | τῶν παιδοφῐλῶν |
| Dative | τῷ παιδοφῐ́λῃ | τοῖν παιδοφῐ́λαιν | τοῖς παιδοφῐ́λαις |
| Accusative | τὸν παιδοφῐ́λην | τὼ παιδοφῐ́λᾱ | τοὺς παιδοφῐ́λᾱς |
| Vocative | παιδοφῐ́λη | παιδοφῐ́λᾱ | παιδοφῐ́λαι |
Synonyms
- παιδερᾰστής (paiderastḗs)
References
- παιδοφίλης in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- παιδοφίλης in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- «παιδοφίλης» in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
Etymology 2
A regularly declined form of παιδόφῐλος (paidóphilos).
Adjective
παιδοφῐ́λης • (paidophílēs)
- genitive feminine singular of παιδόφῐλος (paidóphilos)