Greek · G5384 · unreviewed

φίλος

Friendly/friend

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φίλος G5384

Pronunciation phílos

What does φίλος (phílos) mean in the Bible?

φίλος (phílos) is a Greek word meaning "friendly/friend". φίλος, -η, -ον [in LXX chiefly for רֵעַ, אָהַב ;] __1.

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Meaning

friendly/friend

Extended definition

Friend denoting intimate personal relationship, distinct from servant; marks chosen companionship.

1pass., beloved, dear (Hom., Eur., al.).

2Act., loving, friendly (in cl. less frequently and only in poets): Act.19:31. As subst., a friend;

amasc., 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;

bfem., ἡ φ., Luk.15:9,

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 11:19 · Luke 7:34 · Luke 11:6 · John 3:29 · John 11:11 · John 19:12 · Jas 2:23 · Jas 4:4 8×

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Luke 23:12 · John 15:14 · Acts 19:31 · 3 John 1:15 4×

Genitive · Plural · Masculine Luke 15:29 · Luke 21:16 · John 15:13 3×

Dative · Plural · Masculine Luke 12:4 1×

Accusative · Plural · Masculine Luke 7:6 · Luke 14:12 · Luke 15:6 · Luke 16:9 · John 15:15 · Acts 10:24 · Acts 27:3 · 3 John 1:15 8×

Accusative · Singular · Masculine Luke 11:5 · Luke 11:8 2×

Accusative · Plural · Feminine Luke 15:9 1×

Vocative · Singular · Masculine Luke 11:5 · Luke 14:10 2×

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Witnesses

Luke 12:4–7 φίλοι phílos

Friends

Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 27 — The Storm, the Shipwreck, and the Promise of God John 15 — The True Vine, Abiding Fruitfulness, Christlike Love, and the World’s Hatred John 19 — The Crucified King: Behold the Man, Behold Your King, It Is Finished, and the Pierced Son Matthew 11 — The Messiah Question, the Rejected Generation, and Rest for the Weary

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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