ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΩ, φιλαδελφω
PHILADELPHŌ, philadelphō
Sounds Like: fee-lah-DEL-foh
Translations: brother-loving, loving one's brothers, fond of brothers, affectionate to brethren
From the root: ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning 'brother-loving' or 'loving one's brothers'. It describes someone who has affection for their siblings or fellow members of a community. It is a compound word formed from ΦΙΛΟΣ (philos, 'loving, dear') and ΑΔΕΛΦΟΣ (adelphos, 'brother').
Inflection: Singular, Dative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G5361 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 4:14
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΣ.
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.
- ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΕΩΝ — of brothers, of brethren, of those who love their brothers, of those who love their fellow believers
- ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΗΝ — brotherly, sisterly, loving one's brethren, loving one's sisters
- ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΗΝΟΥΣ — brotherly, loving brothers, loving one's brethren
- ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΙ — brotherly, loving brothers, fond of brothers, those who love their brothers
- ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΣ — brotherly, loving brothers, loving sisters, fond of one's brother, fond of one's sister, a brotherly one
- ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΤΑΤΟΝ — most loving of brothers, most brotherly, the most brotherly thing
- ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΥ — of brotherly love, of brotherly affection, of brotherly kindness, of a lover of brothers, of a lover of sisters
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