φιλοφρονέομαι

A. treat or deal with kindly, show favour to, τινα Hdt. 3.50, Pl. Lg. 738d, al.; τὰ ἄγρια ὄντα τῶν θηρίων Gal. 19.211; φ. τινὰ τῇ δικέλλῃ salute him with a blow of the mattock, Luc. l. c.; also φ. περί τινα Epicur. Ep. 2p.35U.; φιλοφρονήσασθαι ἀλλήλους greet or embrace one another, X. An. 4.5.34 (so in aor. Pass. φιλοφρονηθῆναι Id. Cyr. 3.1.40): metaph., ἤθη κακὰ φ. embrace bad habits, Pl. Lg. 669c: also,

2. c. dat., φιλοφρονήσασθαί τινι show a favour to one, X. Cyr. 3.1.8, Oec. 4.20; πρὸ ἅπαντας, πρὸς τοὺς Ἕλληνας, D.S. 16.89,91: metaph., φ. θυμῷ indulge passion, Pl. Lg. 935c.

3. abs., to be of a kindly, cheerful temper, X. Ap. 7; show a favour, τοῖς ‐ησαμένοις εὐχαριστεῖ Phld. Herc. 1251.22.

II. of things, cheer, please, be welcome to, τινας Pl. Lg. 820e.

III. Act. φιλοφρονέων is found in D.S. 27.4, but is f.l. for φίλα φρονέων in Od. 16.17; so φιλοφρονοῦσι Plu. 2.750d (leg. φίλα φρονοῦσι), and φιλοφρονεῖν v.l. for φιλοπραγμονεῖν in Nicostr. ap. Stob. 4.22.102; 2 sg. imper. φιλοφρό[νει] is restd.in SIG 1268 ii 2 (Miletopolis).