καταφιλέωkataphiléō
to kiss fervently, kiss affectionately: Matthew 26:49, Mark 14:45, Luke 7:38, Luke 7:45, Luke 15:20, Acts 20:37.
Greek (New Testament) · G2705
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 26:49 So Judas came straight to Jesus. “Greetings, Rabbi!” he exclaimed and gave him the kiss.
- Mark 14:45 As soon as they arrived, Judas walked up to Jesus. “Rabbi!” he exclaimed, and gave him the kiss.
- Luke 7:38 Then she knelt behind him at his feet, weeping. Her tears fell on his feet, and she wiped them off with her hair. Then she kept kissing his feet and putting perfume on them.
- Luke 7:45 You didn’t greet me with a kiss, but from the time I first came in, she has not stopped kissing my feet.
- Luke 15:20 “So he returned home to his father. And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.
- Acts 20:37 They all cried as they embraced and kissed him good-bye.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.