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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #5370 - φίλημα

Transliteration

phílēma

Phonetics

fil'-ay-mah

Root Word (Etymology)

from (G5368)

Parts of Speech

Noun Neuter

TDNT

9:114,1262

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

a kiss
the kiss with which, as a sign of fraternal affection, Christians were accustomed to welcome or dismiss their companions in the faith

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 5390 ‑ נְשִׁיקָה (nesh‑ee‑kaw');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

KJV (7)

Luke 2

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 1

2 Corinthians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

1 Peter 1

NAS (7)

Luke 2

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 1

2 Corinthians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

1 Peter 1

HCS (7)

Luke 2

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 1

2 Corinthians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

1 Peter 1

BSB (7)

Luke 2

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 1

2 Corinthians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

1 Peter 1

ESV (7)

Luke 2

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 1

2 Corinthians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

1 Peter 1

WEB (8)

Luke 2

Romans 2

1 Corinthians 1

2 Corinthians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

1 Peter 1

KJV (7)

kiss 7

NAS (7)

kiss 7

HCS (7)

kiss 1

with a kiss 1

a kiss 1

kiss 4

BSB (7)

a kiss 1

kiss 4

with a kiss 2

ESV (7)

kiss 7

WEB (8)

a 1

a kiss 1

kiss 5

with a kiss 1

RAH

N-GPN 1

N-NPN 1

ANT

N-ASN 1

N-DSN 6

BEZ

N-ASN 1

N-DSN 6

BGB

N-ANS 1

N-DNS 6

BMT

N-ASN 1

N-DSN 6

BYZ

N-ASN 1

N-DSN 6

ELZ

N-ASN 1

N-DSN 6

NA26

N-ASN 1

N-DSN 6

SBL

N-ASN 1

N-DSN 6

SCV

N-ASN 1

N-DSN 6

STV

N-ASN 1

N-DSN 6

TIS

N-ASN 1

N-DSN 6

N-ASN 1

N-DSN 6

N-ASN 1

N-DSN 6

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

φίλημ-α

[ῐ], ατος, τό, Dor. φίλᾱμα Mosch. 1.5: —

kiss, A. Fr. 135, X. Mem. 1.3.12, etc.; φ. δοῦναι E. IA 679, 1238; φ. παρὰ γένυν τιθέντα σόν Id. Supp. 1154; πατρὶ.. διὰ φιλημάτων ἰών Id. Andr. 416; of kisses as prizes in a game, παίζωμεν περὶ φιλημάτων Pl.Com. 46, cf. S. Fr. 537, Eub. 3.4; as a symbol of Christian love, 1 Corinthians 16:20.

II pl., cosmetics, Ach.Tat. 2.38 (fort. φαρμάκων).

Thayer's Expanded Definition

φίλημα, φιληματος, τό, from Aeschylus down, a kiss (see φιλέω, 2): Luke 7:45; Luke 22:48 (Proverbs 27:6; Song of Solomon 1:2); ἅγιον, the kiss with which, as a sign of fraternal affection, Christians were accustomed to welcome or dismiss their companions in the faith: Romans 16:16; 1 Corinthians 16:20; 2 Corinthians 13:12; 1 Thessalonians 5:26; it is also called φίλημα ἀγάπης, 1 Peter 5:14. Cf. Kahle, De osculo sancto (Regiom. 1867); (B. D., under the word Kiss; also Dict. of Christ. Antiq. under the word Kiss).

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

φίλημα , -τος , τό

(< φιλέω ),

[in LXX: Proverbs 27:6, (H5390) *;]

a kiss: Luke 7:45; Luke 22:48; as a token of Christian brotherhood, φ . ἅγιον , Romans 16:16, 1 Corinthians 16:20, 2 Corinthians 13:12, 1 Thessalonians 5:26; φ . ἀγάπης , 1 Peter 5:14 (v. Lft., Notes, 90; DB, DCA, s.v. "Kiss").†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

";made of bronze,"; ";bronze"; (Rev. 9:20) : P Hamb I. 31.9 (ii/A.D.) δ ]έλτον χαλκῆν, ";a bronze writing-tablet,"; CPR I. 232.12 (ii/iii A.D.) κ ]άδον (";jar";) καὶ ἕτε [ρον ] εἶδος χάλκεον, P Lond 1177.92 (A.D. 113) (= 111. p. 183) κ [άδ ]ων χαλκῶ (ν), and 303.

List of Word Forms

φιλημα φίλημά φιλήματα φιληματι φιλήματι φιλημάτων philema philēma phílemá phílēmá philemati philēmati philḗmati