philoi

The name philoi (oikeioi) tou theou (“amici dei,” “cari deo”) was frequently used as a self-designation by Christians, though it was not strictly a technical term.

The Mission and Expansion of Christianity in the First Three Centuries 1851-1930 1908

In some cases, the number concept may even merge with the noun to make a special grammatical form, as in Greek, where besides the singular and the plural there exists a special dual: ho philos the friend to philo the two friends hoi philoi the friends (more than two)

NUMBER CHRISTOPH J. SCRIBA 1968

Emou de parachrēma pur en tē psuchē anēphthē kai erōs eiche me tōn prophētōn kai tōn andrōn ekeinōn, hoi eisi Christou philoi: [960] 1

The Mission and Expansion of Christianity in the First Three Centuries 1851-1930 1908

The term hoi philoi is to be distinguished from that of philoi tou theou

The Mission and Expansion of Christianity in the First Three Centuries 1851-1930 1908

Evidently the natural term hoi philoi did not gain currency in the catholic church, owing to the fact that hoi adelphoi (cp. above, pp. 405 f.) was preferred as being still more inward and warm.

The Mission and Expansion of Christianity in the First Three Centuries 1851-1930 1908

[737] Luke xii. 4: legō umin, tois philois mou; John xv. 13 f.: umeis philoi mou este, ean poiēte ha entellomai humin. ouketi legō humas doulous .... humas de eirēka philous, hoti panta ha ēkousa para tou patros mou egnōrisa humin.

The Mission and Expansion of Christianity in the First Three Centuries 1851-1930 1908

In gnostic circles, on the other hand, which arose subsequently under the influence of Greek philosophy, hoi philoi seems to have been used during the second century.

The Mission and Expansion of Christianity in the First Three Centuries 1851-1930 1908

Croker defended his thuetoi philoi by quoting a passage of Euripides which, as every scholar knows, is corrupt; which is nonsense and false metre if read as he reads it; and which

Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay Volume 1 George Otto Trevelyan 1883

But philoi andres [245] will forgive my freedom in having already made my personal sentiment on the subject sufficiently plain.

The Last Twelve Verses of the Gospel According to S. Mark Vindicated Against Recent Critical Objectors and Established 1813-1888 1871

* O philoi, aneres este, kai alkimon etor elesthe.

Hymns of the Eastern Church 1818-1866 1866