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φίλος philos · G5384

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friendly/friend

φίλος, -η, -ον ; [in LXX chiefly for רֵעַ, אָהַב ; ] ; 1. pass., beloved, dear (Hom., Eur., al.). ; 2. Act., loving, friendly (in cl. less frequently and only in poets): Act.19:31. As subst., a friend; (a) masc., ὁ φ.: Luk.7:6 11:5 14:10 15:6 16:9 21:16 23:12, Act.27:3, 3Jn.14; opposite to δοῦλος, Jhn.15:15; φ. ἀναγκαῖοι, Act.10:24; with genitive subj., Mat.11:19, Luk.7:34 11:6, 8 12:4 14:12 15:29, Jhn.11:11 15:13-14; ὁ φ. τοῦ νυμφίου, Jhn.3:29; τ. Καίσαρος (see Deiss., BS 167; LAE, 382 f.), Jhn.19:12; θεοῦ (see Hort, in l), Jas.2:23; with genitive of thing(s), τ, κόσμου, Jas.4:4; (b) fem., ἡ φ., Luk.15:9,†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

φίλος, η, ον, ; also ος, ον [] with ῑ at the beginning of a verse, see below]. ; I passive, beloved, dear, []; frequently with dative, dear to one, μάλα οἱ φ. ἦεν []; with neuter nouns, φίλε τέκνον []; also φίλος for φίλε (Attic dialect, accusative to []: genitive added to the vocative, φίλ᾽ ἀνδρῶν [] substantive: ; I.a φίλος, ὁ, friend, κουρίδιος φίλος, i.e. husband, []; φίλοι friends, kith and kin, νόσφιφίλων []; φ. μέγιστος my greatest friend, []; φίλοι οἱ ἐγγυτάτω, οἱ ἔγγιστα, [] frequently …

Where it's used 27 times

Matthew 11:19 · Luke 7:6 · Luke 7:34 · Luke 11:5 · Luke 11:6 · Luke 11:8 · Luke 12:4 · Luke 14:10 · Luke 14:12 · Luke 15:6 · Luke 15:9 · Luke 15:29 · Luke 16:9 · Luke 21:16 · Luke 23:12 · John 3:29 · John 11:11 · John 15:13 · John 15:14 · John 15:15 · John 19:12 · Acts 10:24 · Acts 19:31 · Acts 27:3 · James 2:23 · James 4:4 … and 1 more

Source: TBESG G5384; TFLSJ G5384

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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