philhellene

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φιλέλλην (philéllēn), corresponding to phil- +‎ Hellene.

Adjective

philhellene (comparative more philhellene, superlative most philhellene)

Philhellenic. [from 19th c.]

Noun

philhellene (plural philhellenes)

A lover of Greece or Greek culture. [from 19th c.]
(now historical) Specifically, a supporter of Greek independence, especially during the Greek war of independence in 1821-29. [from 19th c.]
- 2019, Roderick Beaton, Greece: Biography of a Modern Nation, Penguin, published 2020, page 95:
  Some historians have suggested that modern ‘humanitarian intervention’ began with the philhellenes in Greece in the 1820.

Translations

lover of Greek culture

Finnish: hellenisti
French: philhellène (fr) m or f
German: Philhellene (de) m, Philhellenin f
Greek: φιλέλληνας (el) m (filéllinas)
Ancient: φιλέλλην (philéllēn) (Koine)

supporter of Greek independence

Finnish: filhelleeni
French: philhellène (fr) m or f
German: Philhellene (de) m, Philhellenin f
Greek: φιλέλληνας (el) m (filéllinas)

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