φίλος philos G5384
“friendly, a friend” — Dodson Greek Lexicon
Same root: Related words from the same root: 4 more words + 2 names of people or places
Strong's Greek Dictionary (1890) says these words are built from one another, all going back to φίλος philos (G5384). Each line says which source links it. Words with a prefix are listed with their main word, not with the prefix. Related words can still differ in meaning.
- φιλέω phileō G5368 “I love, kiss” built from φίλος G5384 (per Strong's) · Abbott-Smith agrees in 21 verses
- φίλημα philēma G5370 “a kiss” built from φιλέω G5368 (per Strong's) · Abbott-Smith agrees in 7 verses
- προσφιλής prosphilēs G4375 “pleasing, acceptable” built from πρός G4314 + φιλέω G5368 (per Strong's) · Abbott-Smith agrees in 1 verse
- φιλία philia G5373 “friendship” built from φίλος G5384 (per Strong's) · Abbott-Smith agrees in 1 verse
2 names of people or places in this family
- Φιλήμων Philēmōn G5371 “Philemon” built from φιλέω G5368 (per Strong's) in 2 verses
- Φίλητος Philētos G5372 “Philetus” built from φιλέω G5368 (per Strong's) in 1 verse
Rendered in WEB as: friends ×15, friend ×8, a friend ×4 (27 links)
Each verse shows the form used there and its grammar in plain English. What do these terms mean?
Full definitions (source + licence)
Dodson Greek Lexicon [G5384]
friendly; subst: a friend, an associate.
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26 verse(s)
- Matthew 11:19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is justified by her children.”philos – adjective · nominative (subject) · singular · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
A-NSM - Luke 7:6 Jesus went with them. When he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying to him, “Lord, don’t trouble yourself, for I am not worthy for you to come under my roof.philous – adjective · accusative (object) · plural · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
A-APM - Luke 7:34 The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Behold, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’philos – adjective · nominative (subject) · singular · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
A-NSM - Luke 11:5 He said to them, “Which of you, if you go to a friend at midnight and tell him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,philon – adjective · accusative (object) · singular · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
A-ASM - Luke 11:6 for a friend of mine has come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him,’philos – adjective · nominative (subject) · singular · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
A-NSM - Luke 11:8 I tell you, although he will not rise and give it to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence, he will get up and give him as many as he needs.philon – adjective · accusative (object) · singular · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
A-ASM - Luke 12:4 “I tell you, my friends, don’t be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.philois – adjective · dative ('to / for / by / in') · plural · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
A-DPM - Luke 14:10 But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes, he may tell you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at the table with you.phile – adjective · vocative (spoken to) · singular · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
A-VSM - Luke 14:12 He also said to the one who had invited him, “When you make a dinner or a supper, don’t call your friends, nor your brothers, nor your kinsmen, nor rich neighbors, or perhaps they might also return the favor, and pay you back.philous – adjective · accusative (object) · plural · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
A-APM - Luke 15:6 When he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’philous – adjective · accusative (object) · plural · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
A-APM - Luke 15:9 When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma which I had lost!’philas – adjective · accusative (object) · plural · feminineverse | pericope | chapter
A-APF - Luke 15:29 But he answered his father, ‘Behold, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed a commandment of yours, but you never gave me a goat, that I might celebrate with my friends.philōn – adjective · genitive (often 'of') · plural · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
A-GPM - Luke 16:9 I tell you, make for yourselves friends by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when you fail, they may receive you into the eternal tents.philous – adjective · accusative (object) · plural · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
A-APM - Luke 21:16 You will be handed over even by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends. They will cause some of you to be put to death.philōn – adjective · genitive (often 'of') · plural · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
A-GPM - Luke 23:12 Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before that they were enemies with each other.philoi – adjective · nominative (subject) · plural · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
A-NPM - John 3:29 He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore my joy is made full.philos – adjective · nominative (subject) · singular · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
A-NSM - John 11:11 He said these things, and after that, he said to them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going so that I may awake him out of sleep.”philos – adjective · nominative (subject) · singular · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
A-NSM - John 15:13 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.philōn – adjective · genitive (often 'of') · plural · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
A-GPM - John 15:14 You are my friends if you do whatever I command you.philoi – adjective · nominative (subject) · plural · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
A-NPM - John 15:15 No longer do I call you servants, for the servant doesn’t know what his lord does. But I have called you friends, for everything that I heard from my Father, I have made known to you.philous – adjective · accusative (object) · plural · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
A-APM - John 19:12 At this, Pilate was seeking to release him, but the Jews cried out, saying, “If you release this man, you aren’t Caesar’s friend! Everyone who makes himself a king speaks against Caesar!”philos – adjective · nominative (subject) · singular · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
A-NSM - Acts 10:24 On the next day they entered into Caesarea. Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his relatives and his near friends.philous – adjective · accusative (object) · plural · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
A-APM - Acts 19:31 Certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent to him and begged him not to venture into the theater.philoi – adjective · nominative (subject) · plural · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
A-NPM - Acts 27:3 The next day, we touched at Sidon. Julius treated Paul kindly and gave him permission to go to his friends and refresh himself.philous – adjective · accusative (object) · plural · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
A-APM - James 2:23 So the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him as righteousness,” and he was called the friend of God.philos – adjective · nominative (subject) · singular · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
A-NSM - James 4:4 You adulterers and adulteresses, don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.philos – adjective · nominative (subject) · singular · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
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