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philos G5384

φίλος (philos) means “friendly/friend” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

φίλος Greek · G5384 29 tagged occurrences in 27 verses

Pronunciation guide: fee'-los Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G5384

φίλος · philos · friendly/friend

φίλος, -η, -ον [in LXX chiefly for רֵעַ, אָהַב ;] 1. pass., beloved, dear (Hom., Eur., al.). 2. Act., loving, friendly (in cl. less frequently and only in poets): Act.19:31. As subst., a friend; (a) masc., ὁ φ.: Luk.7:6 11:5 14:10 15:6 16:9 21:16 23:12, Act.27:3, 3Jn.14; opposite to δοῦλος, Jhn.15:15; φ. ἀναγκαῖοι, Act.10:24; with genitive subj., Mat.11:19, Luk.7:34 11:6, 8 12:4 14:12 15:29, Jhn.11:11 15:13-14; ὁ φ. τοῦ νυμφίου, Jhn.3:29; τ. Καίσαρος (see Deiss., BS 167; LAE, 382 f.), Jhn.19:12; θεοῦ (see Hort, in l), Jas.2:23; with genitive of thing(s), τ, κόσμου, Jas.4:4; (b) fem., ἡ φ., Luk.15:9,† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

friendly; subst: a friend, an associate.

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How translators render G5384

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
friends 15
a friend 5
friend 5
friends here 1
friends there 1
friendship 1
his friend 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
friends 15
a friend 5
friend 5
the friend 2
his friends 1
the friends 1

Verses containing G5384

Page 1 of 1. 27 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 11:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her actions.”

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  2. Luke 7:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Jesus went with them. But when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends with the message: “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy to have You come under my roof.

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  3. Luke 7:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’

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  4. Luke 11:5 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose one of you goes to his friend at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,

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  5. Luke 11:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.’

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  6. Luke 11:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I tell you, even though he will not get up to provide for him because of his friendship, yet because of the man’s persistence, he will get up and give him as much as he needs.

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  7. Luke 12:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.

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  8. Luke 14:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But when you are invited, go and sit in the last place, so that your host will come and tell you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in front of everyone at the table with you.

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  9. Luke 14:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid.

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  10. Luke 15:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    comes home, and calls together his friends and neighbors to tell them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep!’

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  11. Luke 15:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And when she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors to say, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost coin.’

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  12. Luke 15:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But he answered his father, ‘Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed a commandment of yours. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.

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  13. Luke 16:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.

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  14. Luke 21:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and some of you will be put to death.

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  15. Luke 23:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    That day Herod and Pilate became friends; before this time they had been enemies.

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  16. John 3:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.

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  17. John 11:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After He had said this, He told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to wake him up.”

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  18. John 15:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

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  19. John 15:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You are My friends if you do what I command you.

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  20. John 15:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you.

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  21. John 19:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    From then on, Pilate tried to release Him, but the Jews kept shouting, “If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who declares himself a king is defying Caesar.”

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  22. Acts 10:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The following day he arrived in Caesarea, where Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.

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  23. Acts 19:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Even some of Paul’s friends who were officials of the province of Asia sent word to him, begging him not to venture into the theatre.

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  24. Acts 27:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul with consideration, allowing him to visit his friends and receive their care.

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  25. James 2:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.

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  26. James 4:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.

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  27. 3 John 1:14 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Instead, I hope to see you soon and speak with you face to face. Peace to you. The friends here send you greetings. Greet each of our friends there by name.

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    Source alternate reference: 1.14

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