philerast

Etymology
From, from or  +  (compare the English cognates  + );  was used by Plato in his Symposium as an alternative to , to imply greater equitability and reciprocity and to avoid the latter term’s denotational passivity.

Noun

 * 1)  A boy who feels philia or more specifically anterōs, for his paederastic lover.
 * 2) * 1997: “Leo”, uk.politics.misc (Google group): Broome House: Paedophiles, the 31st day of August at 8 o’clock a.m.
 * [The Ancient Greeks] also had a word which can be rendered ‘philerast’, meaning a boy who loves his lover.
 * 1) * For more examples of the usage of this term see this entry’s citations page as well as the citations page for philerast.
 * [The Ancient Greeks] also had a word which can be rendered ‘philerast’, meaning a boy who loves his lover.
 * 1) * For more examples of the usage of this term see this entry’s citations page as well as the citations page for philerast.
 * 1) * For more examples of the usage of this term see this entry’s citations page as well as the citations page for philerast.

Usage notes

 * In the intended meaning, the form of love (anterōs) which a philerast feels for his erastes emphatically does not derive from sexual desire (although it may have a physical component).

Synonyms

 * ,, , , erōmenos, pais