φιλέω phileō · G5368

to love

φιλέω, -ῶ; (φίλος), [in LXX: Gen.27:4, 9, al. (אָהַב), Gen.27:27, al. (נָשַׁק), La 1:2 (רֵעַ) Wis.8:2, al. ; ] ; 1. to love (with the love of emotion and friendship, Lat, amare; v, SYN.): with accusative of person(s), Mat.10:37, Jhn.5:20; Jhn.11:3, 36 15:19 16:27 20:2 21:15-17, 1Co.16:22, Rev.3:19; ἐν πίστει, Tit.3:15; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.23:6, Luk.20:46, Jhn.12:25, Rev.22:15; with inf. (Isa.56:10; cf. Bl., § 69, 4), Mat.6:5. ; 2. to kiss: with accusative of person(s), Mat.26:48, Mrk.14:44, Luk.22:47 (cf. κατα-φιλέω).†; SYN.: ἀγαπάω ω (which see), the love of duty and respect (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

φῐλέω, ; Aeolic dialect φίλημμι []; 2nd pers. singular φίλησθα Ead.22; late 3rd.pers. plural φίλεισι []: Boeotian dialect φίλειμι Hdn.Gr.[]infinitive φιλήμεναι []: Ionic dialect and Epic dialect imperfect φιλέεσκε []future φιλήσω, Epic dialect infinitive φιλησέμεν []: aorist 1 ἐφίλησα [], etc.: perfect πεφίληκα[]:—middle, poetical [] aorist ἐφῑλάμη; 3rd.pers. singular ἐφίλατο, φίλατο, []; 3rd.pers. plural φίλαντο []; subjunctive φίλωνται []; but φίλατο as passive, []; also participle φιλάμενος …

Where it's used 25 times

Matthew 6:5 · Matthew 10:37 · Matthew 23:6 · Matthew 26:48 · Mark 14:44 · Luke 20:46 · Luke 22:47 · John 5:20 · John 11:3 · John 11:36 · John 12:25 · John 15:19 · John 16:27 · John 20:2 · John 21:15 · John 21:16 · John 21:17 · 1 Corinthians 16:22 · Titus 3:15 · Revelation 3:19 · Revelation 22:15 … and 4 more

Source: TBESG G5368; TFLSJ G5368

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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