προσφιλ-ής, ές, ( φιλέω )
dear, beloved, τῶν ἡλίκων . . προσφιλεστάτῳ Hdt. 1.123, cf. Th. 5.40: c. dat., dear or friendly to . ., Hdt. 1.163, S. Ichn. 78, Pl. Grg. 507e, etc.: of things, pleasing, agreeable, ἔργον θεοῖσι π . A. Th. 580; στολή, χάρις, S. Ph. 224 ( Sup. ), 558; πάσαις ἡλικίαις . . ἡ χρῆσις αὐτῆς (sc. τῆς μουσικῆς ) ἐστὶ π . Arist. Pol. 1340a5; π. ἑκάστῳ . . τὸ κατὰ φύσιν Id. HA 590a10; τῇ αἰσθήσει Thphr. Od. 45; also of actions, lovely, ὅσα π . Ep.[Php 4:8] . Adv. -λῶς agreeably, c. dat., OGI 331.9 (Pergam., ii B.C. ).
II Act., of persons, kindly affectioned, well-disposed, ὥς μ’ ἔθεσθε προσφιλῆ S. Ph. 532, cf. Th. 1.92, 7.86 . Adv. -λῶς kindly, S. El. 442, Pl. Lg. 822b; π. ἡμῖν ἔχειν to be kindly affectioned to us, X. HG 2.3.44; π. χρῆσθαί Id. Mem. 2.3.16: Comp. -έστερον Pl. Mx. 248d: Sup. -έστατα X. Eq.Mag. 1.1, -εστάτως Isoc. (s. v.l.) ap. Poll. 3.63: poet. προσφιλέως IG 9(1).235 ( Larymna ).
προσφιλής prosphilēs 1x
friendly, grateful, acceptable, [Php 4:8]
G4375 — προσφιλής
προσφιλές (πρός and φιλέω), acceptable, pleasing (A. V. lovely): [Phi 4:8]. (From (Aeschylus and) Herodotus down; Sir. 4:7 Sir. 20:13.)
** προσφιλής , - ές
( < φιλέω ),
[in LXX : [Ezr 5:1], Sir 4:7 ; Sir 20:13 * ;]
(a) of persons, in both act, and pass . sense ( LXX , ll . c .);
(b) of things, pleas-ing, agreeable ( EV , lovely): [Php 4:8]. †