φίλοςphílos
actively, fond, i.e. friendly (still as a noun, an associate, neighbor, etc.)
Greek (New Testament) · G5384
Meanings
1. passive, beloved, dear (Hom., Eur., and elsewhere).
2. Act., loving, friendly (in classical Greek less frequently and only in poets): Acts 19:31. As as a noun, a friend
(a) masc., ὁ φ.: Luke 7:6, Luke 11:5, Luke 14:10, Luke 15:6, Luke 16:9, Luke 21:16, Luke 23:12, Acts 27:3, 3 John 1:15; opposed to δοῦλος, John 15:15; φ. ἀναγκαῖοι, Acts 10:24; with genitive subj., Matthew 11:19, Luke 7:34, Luke 11:6, Luke 11:8, Luke 12:4, Luke 14:12, Luke 15:29, John 11:11, John 15:13, John 15:14; ὁ φ. τοῦ νυμφίου, John 3:29; τ. Καίσαρος, John 19:12; θεοῦ, James 2:23; with genitive of thing, τ, κόσμου, James 4:4
(b) fem., ἡ φ., Luke 15:9
Same root
- φιλόσοφοςphilósophos · G5386fond of wise things, i.e. a "philosopher"
- 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)
- φίλανδροςphílandros · G5362fond of man, i.e. affectionate as a wife
- φιλήδονοςphilḗdonos · G5369fond of pleasure, i.e. voluptuous
- ΦίλιπποςPhílippos · G5376fond of horses; Philippus, the name of four Israelites
- φιλοπρωτεύωphiloprōteúō · G5383to be fond of being first, i.e. ambitious of distinction
- φιλάδελφοςphiládelphos · G5361fond of brethren, i.e. fraternal
- φιλανθρώπωςphilanthrṓpōs · G5364fondly to man ("philanthropically"), i.e. humanely
Where it appears
Appears 27 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 11:19 The Son of Man, on the other hand, feasts and drinks, and you say, ‘He’s a glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of tax collectors and other sinners!’ But wisdom is shown to be right by its results.”
- Luke 7:6 So Jesus went with them. But just before they arrived at the house, the officer sent some friends to say, “Lord, don’t trouble yourself by coming to my home, for I am not worthy of such an honor.
- Luke 7:34 The Son of Man, on the other hand, feasts and drinks, and you say, ‘He’s a glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of tax collectors and other sinners!’
- Luke 11:5 Then, teaching them more about prayer, he used this story: “Suppose you went to a friend’s house at midnight, wanting to borrow three loaves of bread. You say to him,
- Luke 11:6 ‘A friend of mine has just arrived for a visit, and I have nothing for him to eat.’
- Luke 11:8 But I tell you this—though he won’t do it for friendship’s sake, if you keep knocking long enough, he will get up and give you whatever you need because of your shameless persistence.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.