Strong G5361φιλάδελφος

loving the brothers

Transliteration
philadelphos
Pronunciation
fil-ad'-el-fos
Morphology
Greek Adjective

Definition

From G5384 and G80; fond of brethren that is fraternal: - love as brethren.

Detailed definition

φιλ-άδελφος, -ον
[in LXX: 2Ma.15:14, 4Ma.13:21 4Mac 15:10 *;]
loving one's brother, loving like a brother (Soph., Xen., al.): of Christians' love for one another (EV, loving as brethren), 1Pe.3:8.†
(AS)

In the Bible

Strong G5361 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • brethren1

First verses

  1. 1 Peter 3:8
    Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
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Detailed Greek dictionary
φῐλᾰδελφ-ος, ον,
loving one's brother or sister, brotherly, sisterly, φ. δάκρυα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 527 (_anapaest meter_))]; of persons, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.3.17, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Solon” 27)]: superlative, [Refs ([prev. author] “Luc.” 43)]; frequently as a title of kings, as of Ptolemy Il and Arsinoe, [Refs (Wilcken “Chr.” 106, etc.)]; of Ptolemy XIII, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“OGI” 185, etc., and of Attalus Il; [prev. work]329.38 (Aegina, 2nd c.BC))], etc.; τῆς Φ. Κύπριδος, of Arsinoe, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Posidippus Comicus cited in 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 7.318d)]; of Antoninus and Verus, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (“IG” 22.3405, +others; τὸ φ. τῆς ψυχῆς 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 17.34.)] adverb -φως Scholia S. [prev. cited]
2 in NT, loving the brethren, [NT (NT.1Pet.3.8.)]
II φιλάδελφον, τό, mock orange, Philadelphus coronarius, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Apollodorus Damascenus Mechanicus cited in 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 15.682c.)]
III φιλάδελφοι, οἱ, name of fabulous stones, Ps.-[Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Fluv.” 11.4.)]