Strong's Greek · G5368
φιλέω
philéō
kiss, love
Definition
to be a friend to (fond of (an individual or an object)), i.e. have affection for (denoting personal attachment, as a matter of sentiment or feeling; while G25 (ἀγαπάω) is wider, embracing especially the judgment and the deliberate assent of the will as a matter of principle, duty and propriety: the two thus stand related very much as G2309 (θέλω) and G1014 (βούλομαι), or as G2372 (θυμός) and G3563 (νοῦς) respectively; the former being chiefly of the heart and the latter of the head); specially, to kiss (as a mark of tenderness)
Derivation
from G5384 (φίλος);
Appears 25 times in Scripture
“So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one You love is sick.””
“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.”
“If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.”
“Whoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.”
“Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The One I kiss is the man; arrest Him.””
“The Father loves the Son and shows Him all He does. And to your amazement, He will show Him even greater works than these.”
“Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The One I kiss is the man; arrest Him and lead Him away securely.””
“Then the Jews said, “See how He loved him!””
“Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;”
“They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,”
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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).