φίλημαphílēma

Meanings

Same root

• φιλέωphiléō · G5368to be a friend to (fond of (an individual or an object)), i.e. have affection for (denoting personal attachment, as a matter of sentiment or feeling; while G25 (ἀγαπάω) is wider, embracing especially the judgment and the deliberate assent of the will as a matter of principle, duty and propriety: the two thus stand related very much as G2309 (θέλω) and G1014 (βούλομαι), or as G2372 (θυμός) and G3563 (νοῦς) respectively; the former being chiefly of the heart and the latter of the head); specially, to kiss (as a mark of tenderness)

Where it appears

Appears 7 times in the Bible.

• 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 22:48 But Jesus said, “Judas, would you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?”
• Romans 16:16 Greet each other with a sacred kiss. All the churches of Christ send you their greetings.
• 1 Corinthians 16:20 All the brothers and sisters here send greetings to you. Greet each other with a sacred kiss.
• 2 Corinthians 13:12 Greet each other with a sacred kiss.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:26 Greet all the brothers and sisters with a sacred kiss.