King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G5370
Transliteration: philēma
Phonetic Spelling: (fil'-ay-mah)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: a kiss
Meaning: a kiss
φίλημα, 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).
Word Summary
philēma: a kiss
Original Word: φίλημαTransliteration: philēma
Phonetic Spelling: (fil'-ay-mah)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: a kiss
Meaning: a kiss
Strong's Concordance
kiss. From phileo; a kiss -- kiss.
see GREEK phileo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
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).