Strong's Greek · G2705

καταφιλέω

kataphiléō

kiss

Definition

to kiss earnestly

Derivation

from 2596 and 5368;

Appears 6 times in Scripture

Luke 15:20

So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.

Luke 7:45

You did not greet Me with a kiss, but she has not stopped kissing My feet since I arrived.

Luke 7:38

As she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. Then she kissed His feet and anointed them with the perfume.

Mark 14:45

Going directly to Jesus, he said, “Rabbi!” and kissed Him.

Matthew 26:49

Going directly to Jesus, he said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed Him.

Acts 20:37

They all wept openly as they embraced Paul and kissed him.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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