Phĭlŏpător, ŏris, m., = Φιλοπάτωρ (father-loving).
I 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.—
II A king of Cilicia , Tac. A. 2, 42.—
III With a Latin ending: Phĭlŏpăter , tris, a Roman surname , Inscr. Murat. 1490, 11.