Philes Family
Phile or Philes may refer to: *-phile, a suffix in the English language, derived from the Greek ''philia'' *Phile (politician), a magistrate in Ancient Greece *Phile, a misspelling of computer file, seen in BBS hacker culture * Alexios Philes, Byzantine general * Manuel Philes, Byzantine poet * Theodore Philes Theodore Philes ( el, ) was a Byzantine nobleman and governor of Thessalonica in the mid-13th century. Theodore is the first notable member of the Philes family.Trapp (1991), p. 1650 He was appointed governor of Thessalonica by the Nicaean emp ...

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The Greek root "-Phil-" originates from the Greek word meaning "love". For example, Philosophy (along with the Greek root "-soph-" meaning "wisdom") is the study of human customs and the significance of life. One of the most common uses of the root "-phil-" is with philias. A philia is the love or obsession with a particular thing or subject. The suffix -philia is used to specify the love or obsession with something more specific. It is somewhat antonymic to -phobia. Philias can be biological (e. g. Rhizophilia, preference for living on roots), or Chemical (e. g. Chromophilous, materials that stain easily), or can be a hobby/liking (e. g. Icthyophilia, love for fish). ''Philia'' () as a Greek word for love refers to brotherly love, including friendship and affection. This contrasts to the Greek terms Eros, or sexual/romantic love, and agape, or detached, spiritual love. However, English usage differs in some cases from the eytmological use, and several of these words refer i ...
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