Lectionary Calendar
Sunday, December 22nd, 2024
the Fourth Week of Advent
Attention!
StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa.
Click here to join the effort!

Bible Dictionaries
Friendship

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Prev Entry
Friend
Next Entry
Fro and From
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links
1: φιλία

(Strong's #5373 — Noun Feminine — philia — fil-ee'-ah )

akin to philos, "a friend" (see above), is rendered in James 4:4 , "the friendship (of the world)." It involves "the idea of loving as well as being loved" (Mayor); cp. the verb in John 15:19 .

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Friendship'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​f/friendship.html. 1940.
 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile