ΚΑΤΕΦΙΛΩΝ, κατεφιλων
KATEPHILŌN, katephilōn
Sounds Like: kah-teh-FEE-lon
Translations: kissed, embraced, kissed much, kissed fervently
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΦΙΛΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes an action of kissing, often with intensity or repeatedly, implying affection, devotion, or sometimes betrayal. It is a compound verb formed from 'κατά' (down, thoroughly) and 'φιλέω' (to love, to kiss), emphasizing the thoroughness or fervor of the action. It is used to describe a deep or repeated act of kissing.
Inflection: Imperfect Indicative, Active, Third Person Plural
Strong’s number: G2705 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΦΙΛΕΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΚΑΤΑΦΙΛΕΙΝ — to kiss, to kiss much, to kiss fervently, to kiss repeatedly
- ΚΑΤΑΦΙΛΕΩ — to kiss fervently, to kiss repeatedly, to kiss tenderly, to kiss much
- ΚΑΤΑΦΙΛΗΣΑΙ — to kiss fervently, to kiss repeatedly, to kiss tenderly, to kiss much
- ΚΑΤΑΦΙΛΗΣΑΣ — having kissed, kissing, to kiss fervently, to kiss repeatedly, to kiss tenderly
- ΚΑΤΑΦΙΛΗΣΕΙ — he will kiss, he will kiss fervently, he will kiss much
- ΚΑΤΑΦΙΛΗΣΩ — to kiss fervently, to kiss repeatedly, to kiss much
- ΚΑΤΑΦΙΛΗΣΩΝ — kissing, having kissed, to kiss deeply, to kiss fervently
- ΚΑΤΑΦΙΛΟΥΣΑ — kissing fervently, kissing repeatedly, kissing tenderly
- ΚΑΤΕΦΙΛΕΙ — kissed, kissed fervently, kissed repeatedly, kissed much
- ΚΑΤΕΦΙΛΗΣΑ — kissed, kissed fervently, kissed repeatedly, kissed much
- ΚΑΤΕΦΙΛΗΣΑΝ — they kissed, they kissed fervently, they kissed repeatedly
- ΚΑΤΕΦΙΛΗΣΕΝ — he kissed, she kissed, it kissed, he kissed fervently, she kissed fervently, it kissed fervently
- ΚΑΤΕΦΙΛΟΥΝ — kissed, kissed fervently, kissed repeatedly, kept kissing
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