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kataphileō G2705

καταφιλέω (kataphileō) means “to kiss” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

καταφιλέω Greek · G2705 6 tagged occurrences in 6 verses

Pronunciation guide: kat-af-ee-leh'-o Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G2705

καταφιλέω · kataphileō · to kiss

κατα-φιλέω, -ῶ [in LXX chiefly for נָשַׁק ;] to kiss fervently, kiss affectionately: Mat.26:49, Mrk.14:45, Luk.7:38, 45 15:20, Act.20:37.† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I kiss affectionately.

John Jeffrey Dodson · CC0

How translators render G2705

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
kissed 3
and kissed 1
kissing 1
she kissed 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
kissed 4
and kissed 1
to kiss 1

Verses containing G2705

Page 1 of 1. 6 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Matthew 26:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Going directly to Jesus, he said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed Him.

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  2. Mark 14:45 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Going directly to Jesus, he said, “Rabbi!” and kissed Him.

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  3. Luke 7:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. Then she kissed His feet and anointed them with the perfume.

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  4. Luke 7:45 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You did not greet Me with a kiss, but she has not stopped kissing My feet since I arrived.

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  5. Luke 15:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.

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  6. Acts 20:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They all wept openly as they embraced Paul and kissed him.

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Sources and text

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Berean Standard Bible translation tables, public domain, Berean Bible. CrossWire KJV 3.1 , public domain text with Bible Foundation and KJV2003 Project tags, licensed for any purpose. Dodson Greek Lexicon , CC0. Strong’s Hebrew dictionary , Open Scriptures transcription, CC BY-SA; converted Hebrew entries retain those terms. Greek pronunciation spellings come from Strong's Greek dictionary, XML edition 1.4 , public domain.

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