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Strong's Concordance G5368
φιλÎω
A readable Greek dictionary entry from Strong's Concordance. Definitions help with word study; the meaning in a verse still depends on context.
Word study
- Source
- Strong’s Concordance
- Greek form
- φιλÎω
- Transliteration
- phileo
- Pronunciation
- {fil-eh'-o}
- Occurrences
- Occurrences are not reviewed for this entry yet.
- Glosses
- from 5384; to be a friend to (fond of (an individual or an object)), i.e. have affection for (denoting personal attachment, as a matter of sentiment or feeling; while 25 is wider, embracing especially the judgment and the deliberate assent of the will as a matter of principle, duty and propriety: the two thus stand related very much as 2309 and 1014, or as 2372 and 3563 respectively; the former being chiefly of the heart and the latter of the head); specially, to kiss (as a mark of tenderness):--kiss, love.
- Related source reference
- see GREEK for 3563
- Strong’s number
- G5368
- Definition
- from 5384; to be a friend to (fond of (an individual or an object)), i.e. have affection for (denoting personal attachment, as a matter of sentiment or feeling; while 25 is wider, embracing especially the judgment and the deliberate assent of the will as a matter of principle, duty and propriety: the two thus stand related very much as 2309 and 1014, or as 2372 and 3563 respectively; the former being chiefly of the heart and the latter of the head); specially, to kiss (as a mark of tenderness):--kiss, love.
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James Strong, Strong's Greek Bible Dictionary; CrossWire SWORD StrongsGreek module 2.0; historical public-domain lexicon wording preserved.
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<entryFree n="5368"> <orth>φιλÎω</orth><lb/> <orth type="writing">filevw</orth> <orth rend="bold" type="trans">phileo</orth> <pron rend="italic">{fil-eh'-o}</pron> <def> from 5384; to be a friend to (fond of (an individual or an object)), i.e. have affection for (denoting personal attachment, as a matter of sentiment or feeling; while 25 is wider, embracing especially the judgment and the deliberate assent of the will as a matter of principle, duty and propriety: the two thus stand related very much as 2309 and 1014, or as 2372 and 3563 respectively; the former being chiefly of the heart and the latter of the head); specially, to kiss (as a mark of tenderness):--kiss, love. <lb/> see GREEK for 5384 <lb/> see GREEK for 2372 <lb/> see GREEK for 25 <lb/> see GREEK for 2309 <lb/> see GREEK for 1014 <lb/> see GREEK for 3563 </def> </entryFree>