φιλέω phileō

Greek word for “to love” · Strong’s G5368 · used 25 times in 21 verses

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Meaning

φιλέω, -ῶ; (φίλος); 1.

How it is translated

Glosses given for phileō in context, with how often each is used:

• loving 9
• loves 3
• dearly love 3
• love 2
• may kiss 2
• do you dearly love 2
• love to be 1
• kiss 1
• have loved 1
• shall love 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

John 21 (3), John 11 (2), Matthew 6 (1), Matthew 10 (1), Matthew 23 (1), Matthew 26 (1), Mark 14 (1), Luke 20 (1), Luke 22 (1), John 5 (1)

Forms

• φιλῶν 4
• φιλῶ 4
• φιλεῖ 3
• φιλεῖς 3
• ἐφίλει 3
• φιλοῦσιν 2
• φιλήσω 2
• φιλούντων 1
• φιλῆσαι 1
• πεφιλήκατε 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with phileō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• Σίμων Simōn “Simon” 4
• πρωτοκαθεδρία prōtokathedria “seat of honor” 2
• συναγωγή sunagōgē “synagogue” 3
• πρωτοκλισία prōtoklisia “place of honor” 2
• οἶδα oida “to know” 4
• βόσκω boskō “to feed” 2
• δεῖπνον deipnon “dinner” 2
• Ἰωάννης Iōannēs “John” 3
• Πέτρος Petros “Peter” 3
• ἄν an “if” 3
• ἴδε ide “look!” 2
• ναί nai “yes” 2

Key verses

The verses using phileō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 6:5 — And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they…
• Matthew 10:37 — He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
• John 5:20 — For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.
• John 11:3 — Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
• John 12:25 — He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
• John 15:19 — If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth…
• John 16:27 — For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.
• John 21:15 — So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love…
• John 21:17 — He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said…
• 1 Corinthians 16:22 — If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.
• Revelation 3:19 — As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
• Revelation 22:15 — For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.