Lexicon philanthrópia: love for mankind, kindness Original Word: φιλανθρωπία, ας, ἡPart of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: philanthrópia Phonetic Spelling: (fil-an-thro-pee'-ah) Short Definition: love of mankind, benevolence Definition: love of mankind, benevolence. HELPS word-Studies 5363 philanthrōpía (from 5384 /phílos, "a friend" and 444 /ánthrōpos, "of mankind, people") – properly, a "friend (benefactor) of humanity"; a person who warmly loves others, treating them with the respect (benevolence) that befits each one being created in the image of God. 5363 /philanthrōpía ("a benefactor") actively shares kindness (what is needed) with others. [5363 (philanthrōpía) is the root of the English term, "philanthropy."] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom philos and anthróposDefinitionlove for mankind, kindness NASB Translationkindness (1), love for mankind (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 5363: φιλανθρωπίαφιλανθρωπία, φιλανθρωπίας, ἡ ( φιλάνθρωπος), from Xenophon, and Plato down, love of mankind, benevolence ( Vulg.humanitas) ( R. V. kindness): Acts 28:2; Titus 3:4. (Cf. Field, Otium Norv. Pars 3:ad the passages cited.)
Strong's kindness, love towards man. From the same as philanthropos; fondness of mankind, i.e. Benevolence ("philanthropy") -- kindness, love towards man. see GREEK philanthropos |
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