φιλόστοργος philostorgos · G5387
affectionate
φιλόστοργος, -ον; (στοργή, family affection), [in LXX: 4Ma.15:13 * ; ] ; tenderly loving, affectionate (Xen., Plut., al.): of Christians, Rom.12:10.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
φῐλόστοργ-ος, ον, ; (στέργω, στοργή) loving tenderly, affectionate, frequently of family affection, []; of a nurse, []; of horses, []; title of two queens named Athenais, []: comparative, nihil -ότερον[]: superlative, -οτάτη διαφερόντως πρός τινα []. adverb -γως[]; φ. ἔχειν πρός.. []; literae φ. scriptae, []: comparative -ότερον[]: superlative -ότατα[]
Where it's used 1 time
Source: TBESG G5387; TFLSJ G5387
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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