φίλτρον

Ancient Greek

From φῐλέω (philéō, “to love; to kiss”) +‎ -τρον (-tron, instrument noun suffix).

φῐ́λτρον • (phíltron) n (genitive φῐ́λτρου); second declension

love-charm, spell to produce love, whether a potion, or any other means
1. (generally) charm, spell
2. (in the plural) love, affection
(anatomy) sinking on the upper lip; philtrum
Synonym of στᾰφῠλῖνος (staphulînos).

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ φῐ́λτρον tò phíltron	τὼ φῐ́λτρω tṑ phíltrō	τᾰ̀ φῐ́λτρᾰ tà phíltra
Genitive	τοῦ φῐ́λτρου toû phíltrou	τοῖν φῐ́λτροιν toîn phíltroin	τῶν φῐ́λτρων tôn phíltrōn
Dative	τῷ φῐ́λτρῳ tôi phíltrōi	τοῖν φῐ́λτροιν toîn phíltroin	τοῖς φῐ́λτροις toîs phíltrois
Accusative	τὸ φῐ́λτρον tò phíltron	τὼ φῐ́λτρω tṑ phíltrō	τᾰ̀ φῐ́λτρᾰ tà phíltra
Vocative	φῐ́λτρον phíltron	φῐ́λτρω phíltrō	φῐ́λτρᾰ phíltra
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

“φίλτρον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“φίλτρον”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
φίλτρον in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
“φίλτρον”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- charm idem, page 126.
- enchantment idem, page 270.
- fascination idem, page 308.
- love idem, page 502.
- philtre idem, page 610.
- potion idem, page 629.
- spell idem, page 801.

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