Greek - English Dictionary
G5368 - Lovest
| Strong's No.: | G5368 |
| Greek: | φιλέω |
| Transliteration: | phileō |
| Phonetic: | fil-eh'-o |
| Word Origin: | From G5384 |
| Bible Usage: | kiss love. |
| Part of Speech: | Verb |
| Strongs Definition: | to be a friend to (fond of [an individual or an object]) that is have affection for (denoting personal attachment as a matter of sentiment or feeling; while G25 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 and G1014 or as G2372 and G3563 respectively; the former being chiefly of the heart and the latter of the head); specifically to kiss (as a mark of tenderness) |
| Thayers Definition: | 1. to love a. to approve of b. to like c. sanction d. to treat affectionately or kindly, to welcome, befriend 2. to show signs of love a. to kiss 3. to be fond of doing a. be wont, use to do |
| Bible References:
Lovest |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
kiss ( 3 )
love ( 10 )
loved ( 3 )
lovest ( 3 )
loveth ( 6 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.