Lexicon philéma: a kiss Original Word: φίλημα, ατος, τόPart of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: philéma Phonetic Spelling: (fil'-ay-mah) Short Definition: a kiss Definition: a kiss. HELPS word-Studies 5370 phílēma (from 5368 /philéō, "share warm affection") – a kiss to show respect or affection between friends – i.e. people sharing a deep (common) bond. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom phileóDefinitiona kiss NASB Translationkiss (7).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 5370: φίλημαφίλημα, φιληματος, τό, from Aeschylus down, a kiss (see φιλέω, 2): Luke 7:45; Luke 22:48 ( Proverbs 27:6; Song of Solomon 1:2); ἅγιον, the kiss with which, as a sign of fraternal affection, Christians were accustomed to welcome or dismiss their companions in the faith: Romans 16:16; 1 Corinthians 16:20; 2 Corinthians 13:12; 1 Thessalonians 5:26; it is also called φίλημα ἀγάπης, 1 Peter 5:14. Cf. Kahle, De osculo sancto (Regiom. 1867); ( B. D., under the word Kiss; also Dict. of Christ. Antiq. under the word Kiss).
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