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noun

Phĭlŏpător

gen. Phĭlŏpătŏris · gender masculine · decl. 3rd
= Φιλοπάτωρ (father-loving).
An appellation of the fourth Ptolemy of Egypt; bestowed upon him in derision; because he had murdered his father and mother
An appellation of the fourth Ptolemy of Egypt, bestowed upon him in derision, because he had murdered his father and mother, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 208; Just. 29, 1, 5; Arn. 6, 193.—
A king of Cilicia
A king of Cilicia, Tac. A. 2, 42.—
a Roman surname
With a Latin ending: Phĭlŏpăter, tris, a Roman surname, Inscr. Murat. 1490, 11.
Perseus ID: n36047 Key: Philopator