philhellene

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

philhellene (comparative more philhellene, superlative most philhellene)

1. Philhellenic. [from 19th c.]

Noun

philhellene (plural philhellenes)

1. A lover of Greece or Greek culture. [from 19th c.]
2. (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)