φίλημα philēma · G5370
kiss
φίλημα, -τος, τό; (φιλέω), [in LXX: Pro.27:6, Sng.1:2 (נְשִׁיקָה) * ; ] ; a kiss: Luk.7:45 22:48; as a token of Christian brotherhood, φ. ἅγιον, Rom.16:16, 1Co.16:20, 2Co.13:12, 1Th.5:26; φ. ἀγάπης, 1Pe.5:14 (see Lft., Notes, 90; DB, DCA, see word "Kiss").†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
φίλημ-α [ῐ], ατος, τό, ; Doric dialect φίλᾱμα []:— kiss, []; of kisses as prizes in a game, παίζωμεν περὶ φιλημάτων []; as a symbol of Christian love, []; II plural, cosmetics, []
Where it's used 7 times
Luke 7:45 · Luke 22:48 · Romans 16:16 · 1 Corinthians 16:20 · 2 Corinthians 13:12 · 1 Thessalonians 5:26 · 1 Peter 5:14
Source: TBESG G5370; TFLSJ G5370
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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