Strong G5363φιλανθρωπία
benevolence
- Transliteration
- philanthrōpia
- Pronunciation
- fil-an-thro-pee'-ah
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From the same as G5364; fondness of mankind that is benevolence (philanthropy): - kindness love towards man.
Detailed definition
φιλανθρωπία, -ας, ἡ
(φιλάνθρωπος, humane), [in LXX: Est.8:13, 2Ma.6:22 2Mac 14:9, 3Ma.3:15 3Mac 3:18 *;]
humanity, kindness (see Field, Notes, 147 f.): Act.28:2, Tit.3:4 (cf. also DCG, ii, 356 ff.).†
(AS)
(φιλάνθρωπος, humane), [in LXX: Est.8:13, 2Ma.6:22 2Mac 14:9, 3Ma.3:15 3Mac 3:18 *;]
humanity, kindness (see Field, Notes, 147 f.): Act.28:2, Tit.3:4 (cf. also DCG, ii, 356 ff.).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G5363 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- kindness1
- love1
- man1
First verses
- Acts 28:2And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.
- Titus 3:4But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
φῐλανθρωπ-ία, ἡ,
humanity, benevolence, kind-heartedness, humane feeling, or, in a weaker sense, kindliness, courtesy,
I of men, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “παραγγελίαι” 6, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Euthyphro” 3d, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.4.1, NT.Act.28.2, etc.)]; opposed to σεμνότης, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 15.133)]; opposed to φθόνος, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 20.165; opposed to ὠμότης, [prev. work]109; joined with εὔνοια, 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 5.114, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.5)]; with πραότης, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 5.116)]; with χρηστότης, [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD: Iamblichus Philosophus cited in 5th c.AD: Stobaeus, Joannes 4.5.76; φ. λόγων)]courtesy, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.298; τῆς παρὰ τουτωνὶ τιμῆς καὶ φ. [prev. work]209; φ. διὰ τῶν λόγων 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 28.17.11; φ. προσάγειν τινί [prev. author] 1.81.8; φ. εἰς or πρὸς τοὺς αἰχμαλώτους, [prev. work] 79.8, 11)]; ὑπὸ φιλανθρωπίας Pl.[same place]; μετὰ φ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 15)] [same place]; clemency, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 7.5.73; so φιλανθρωπίᾳ [prev. author] “Ages.” 1.22)]; the intercourse of lovers, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 1.171)]: plural, acts of kindness, courtesies, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 8.70, 25.86, 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 36.17.13, 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Rh.” 2.160 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus, etc.)]
I.b ἡ σὴ φ. as a form of address, your Clemency, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (PRyl. 296 (2nd c.AD), etc.)]
I.2 of God, love to man, [NT (NT.Tit.3.4, +others)]
II of things, ἡ τοῦ ὀνόματος (i. e. νόμος) φ. its mildness, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 24.156)]; ἡ φ. τῆς τέχνης, of agriculture, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 15.4, compare 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 2.15)]; χώρα πάσης φ. ἐστερημένη, of a desert country, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 17.50)]; in disease, mild symptoms, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 19.219.)]
III concession, privilege, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“UPZ” 162 vii 21 (2nd c.BC), “OGI” 139.20 (Egypt, 2nd c.BC), “Rev.Phil.” 10 (1936).253 (from Ilium))]; θεία φ. imperial grant, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (“SIG” 888.102 (Scaptopara, 3rd c.AD).)]
humanity, benevolence, kind-heartedness, humane feeling, or, in a weaker sense, kindliness, courtesy,
I of men, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “παραγγελίαι” 6, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Euthyphro” 3d, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.4.1, NT.Act.28.2, etc.)]; opposed to σεμνότης, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 15.133)]; opposed to φθόνος, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 20.165; opposed to ὠμότης, [prev. work]109; joined with εὔνοια, 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 5.114, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.5)]; with πραότης, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 5.116)]; with χρηστότης, [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD: Iamblichus Philosophus cited in 5th c.AD: Stobaeus, Joannes 4.5.76; φ. λόγων)]courtesy, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.298; τῆς παρὰ τουτωνὶ τιμῆς καὶ φ. [prev. work]209; φ. διὰ τῶν λόγων 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 28.17.11; φ. προσάγειν τινί [prev. author] 1.81.8; φ. εἰς or πρὸς τοὺς αἰχμαλώτους, [prev. work] 79.8, 11)]; ὑπὸ φιλανθρωπίας Pl.[same place]; μετὰ φ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 15)] [same place]; clemency, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 7.5.73; so φιλανθρωπίᾳ [prev. author] “Ages.” 1.22)]; the intercourse of lovers, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 1.171)]: plural, acts of kindness, courtesies, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 8.70, 25.86, 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 36.17.13, 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Rh.” 2.160 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus, etc.)]
I.b ἡ σὴ φ. as a form of address, your Clemency, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (PRyl. 296 (2nd c.AD), etc.)]
I.2 of God, love to man, [NT (NT.Tit.3.4, +others)]
II of things, ἡ τοῦ ὀνόματος (i. e. νόμος) φ. its mildness, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 24.156)]; ἡ φ. τῆς τέχνης, of agriculture, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 15.4, compare 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 2.15)]; χώρα πάσης φ. ἐστερημένη, of a desert country, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 17.50)]; in disease, mild symptoms, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 19.219.)]
III concession, privilege, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“UPZ” 162 vii 21 (2nd c.BC), “OGI” 139.20 (Egypt, 2nd c.BC), “Rev.Phil.” 10 (1936).253 (from Ilium))]; θεία φ. imperial grant, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (“SIG” 888.102 (Scaptopara, 3rd c.AD).)]