Lexicon philadelphos: loving one's brother Original Word: φιλάδελφος, ονPart of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: philadelphos Phonetic Spelling: (fil-ad'-el-fos) Short Definition: loving the brethren Definition: loving like a brother, loving one's brethren. HELPS word-Studies Cognate: 5361 philádelphos (from 5384 /phílos, "affectionate friend" and 80 /adelphós, "brother") – "brotherly," referring to the love between fellow family-members – i.e. (redeemed) people in God's family (used only in 1 Pet 3:8). See 5360 (philadelphia). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom philos and adelphosDefinitionloving one's brother NASB Translationbrotherly (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 5361: φιλάδελφοςφιλάδελφος, φιλαδελφον ( φίλος and ἀδελφός), loving brother or sister ( Sophocles, Plutarch, Anthol.); in a broader sense, loving one like a brother, Xenophon, mem. 2, 3, 17; loving one's fellow-countrymen, of an Israelite, 2 Macc. 15:14; of a Christian loving Christians, 1 Peter 3:8 ( R. V. loving as brethren).
Strong's love as brothers From philos and adephos; fond of brethren, i.e. Fraternal -- love as brethren. see GREEK philos see GREEK adephos |
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