LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun

Pamphĭlus

Meaning

  1. a Greek proper name.

Pamphĭlus, i, m., = Πάμφιλος,
I. a Greek proper name.
I. A disciple of Plato, whom Epicurus heard, Cic. N. D. 1, 26, 72.—
II. A celebrated painter, a native of Amphipolis, the instructor of Apelles, Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 75; 35, 11, 40, § 123.—
III. A rhetorician, Cic. de Or. 3, 21, 81; Quint. 3, 6, 33.

In English words that came into English from Pamphĭlus

  • pamphletPamphĭlus

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyPamphilusPamphilus (Πάμφιλος), artists. 1. Of Amphipolis (Suid. s. v. Ἀπελλῆς; Macedo natione, Plin.), one of the most distinguished of the Greek painters, flo…

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What does Pamphĭlus mean in Latin?
Pamphĭlus, a proper noun, means “a Greek proper name.”.