Strong's G5368 · Greek

φιλέω

phileo · fil-eh'-o

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, du

Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

φιλέω (G5368)

25 φιλέω , -ῶ ( φίλος ), [in LXX: Ge 27:4 , 9 , al. ( אהב ), ib. 27 , al. ( נשׁק ), La 1:2 ( רֵעַ ) Wi 8:2 , al. ;] to love (with the love of emotion and friendship, Lat, amare ; v. SYN. ): c. acc. pers., Mt 10:37 , Jo 5:20 ; Jo 11:3 , 36 15:19 16:27 20:2 21:15-17 , I Co 16:22 , Re 3:19 ; ἐν πίστει , Tit 3:15 ; c. acc. rei, Mt 23:6 , Lk 20:46 , Jo 12:25 , Re 22:15 ; c. inf. ( Is 56:10 ; cf. Bl., § 69, 4), Mt 6:5 . to kiss : c. acc. pers., Mt 26:48 , Mk 14:44 , Lk 22:47 (cf. κατα-φιλέω ).† SYN. : ἀγαπάω ω (q.v.), the love of duty and respect

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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