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φιλέω

Lemmaφιλέω
Citation formφιλέω
Part of speechverb
GlossI love, kiss
Strong’sG5368
Transliterationphiléō
Definitionto be a friend to (fond of (an individual or an object)), i.e. have affection for (denoting personal attachment, as a matter of sentiment or feeling; while is wider, embracing especially the judgment and the deliberate assent of the will as a matter of principle, duty and propriety: the two thus stand related very much as and , or as and respectively; the former being chiefly of the heart and the latter of the head); specially, to kiss (as a mark of tenderness)
KJV glosses:--kiss, love.
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