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Lexicon :: Strong's G5384 - philos

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φίλος
Transliteration
philos (Key)
Pronunciation
fee'-los
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive word
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:146,1262

Strong’s Definitions

†φίλος phílos, fee'-los; properly, dear, i.e. a friend; actively, fond, i.e. friendly (still as a noun, an associate, neighbor, etc.):—friend.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x

The KJV translates Strong's G5384 in the following manner: friend (29x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x
The KJV translates Strong's G5384 in the following manner: friend (29x).

  1. friend, to be friendly to one, wish him well

    1. a friend

    2. an associate

    3. he who associates familiarly with one, a companion

    4. one of the bridegroom's friends who on his behalf asked the hand of the bride and rendered him various services in closing the marriage and celebrating the nuptials

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†φίλος phílos, fee'-los; properly, dear, i.e. a friend; actively, fond, i.e. friendly (still as a noun, an associate, neighbor, etc.):—friend.
STRONGS G5384:
φίλος, φίλη, φίλον, from Homer down, friendly (cf. Liddell and Scott, under the word, I. and II.): φίλον εἶναι τίνι, to be friendly to one, wish him well, Acts 19:31;
1. ὁ φίλος, the Sept. for רֵעַ, אֹהֵב, a substantive, a friend: Luke 7:6; Luke 11:5; Luke 15:6; Luke 16:9; Luke 23:12; Acts 27:3; 3 John 1:15(14): joined with συγγενεῖς, Luke 21:16; an associate, opposed to δοῦλος, John 15:15; φίλοι ἀναγκαιοι (A. V. near friends) Latinnecessitate conjuncti, Acts 10:24; φίλε, friend, in kindly address, Luke 14:10; with a genitive of the subject, ὁ φίλος τίνος, Luke 11:6,(8); Luke 12:4; 14:12; 15:29; John 11:11; John 15:13f; specifically, he who associates familiarly with one, a companion, Matthew 11:19; Luke 7:34; ὁ φίλος τοῦ νυμφίου, the rabbinical שׁושְׁבֵּן (which see in Buxtorf or Levy) (i. e. 'son of gladness'), one of the bridegroom's friends who on his behalf asked the hand of the bride and rendered him various services in closing the marriage and celebrating the nuptials (B. D., under the word Marriage, III.; Edersheim, Jewish Social Life, p. 152), John 3:29; φίλος τοῦ Καίσαρος, on Caesar's side, loyal to his interests, John 19:12; Θεοῦ, especially dear to God, peculiarly favored with his intimacy, James 2:23 ((cf. Harnack and Lightfoot on Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 10, 1 [ET]; Rönsch in the Zeitschr. f. wissenschaftl. Theol. for 1873, p. 583f); also in secular authors cf. Grimm, Exeget. Hdbch. on Wis. 7:27, p. 164); with a genitive of the thing, one who finds his pleasure in a thing, φίλος τοῦ κόσμου, James 4:4.
2. Feminine, φίλη, ἡ, a (female) friend: Luke 15:9.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
11:19
Luke
7:6; 7:34; 11:5; 11:6; 12:4; 14:10; 14:12; 15:6; 15:9; 15:29; 16:9; 21:16; 23:12
John
3:29; 11:11; 15:13; 15:15; 19:12
Acts
10:24; 19:31; 27:3
1 Corinthians
10; 10:1
James
2:23; 4:4
3 John
1:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5384 matches the Greek φίλος (philos),
which occurs 66 times in 59 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Exo 33:11–Jer 9:4)

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:11 - And the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as if one should speak to his friend; and he retired into the camp: but his servant Joshua the son of Naue, a young man, departed not forth from the tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 13:6 - (LXX 13:7) And if thy brother by thy father or mother, or thy son, or daughter, or thy wife in thy bosom, or friend who is equal to thine own soul, entreat thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:30 - Will they not find him dividing the spoil? he will surely [fn]be gracious to every man: there are spoils of dyed garments for Sisara, spoils of various dyed garments, dyed embroidered garments, they are the spoils for his neck.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:33 - Achitophel was the king's counsellor: and Chusi the chief friend of the king.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:3 - in the third year of his reign, he made a feast to his friends, and the other nations, and to the nobles of the Persians and Medes, and the chief of the satraps.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:13 - And he said to his friends, Thus has Astin spoken: pronounce therefore upon this case law and judgment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:18 - And the king made a banquet for all his friends and great men for seven days, and he highly celebrated the marriage of Esther; and he made a release to those who were under his dominion.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:1 - And after this king Artaxerxes highly honoured Aman son of Amadathes, the Bugæan, and exalted him, and set his seat above all his friends.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:10 - And having gone into his own house, he called his friends, and his wife Zosara.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:14 - And Zosara his wife and his friends said to him, Let there be a gallows made for thee of fifty cubits, and in the morning do thou speak to the king, and let Mardochæus be hanged on the gallows: but do thou go in to the feast with the king, and be merry. And the saying pleased Aman, and the gallows was prepared.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:9 - and let him give it to one of the king's noble friends, and let him array the man whom the king loves; and let him mount him on the horse, and proclaim through the street of the city, saying, Thus shall it be done to every man whom the king honours.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:13 - And Aman related the events that had befallen him to Zosara his wife, and to his friends: and his friends and his wife said to him, If Mardochæus be of the race of the Jews, and thou hast begun to be humbled before him, thou wilt assuredly fall, and thou wilt not be able to withstand him, for the living God is with him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:22 - for on these days the Jews obtained rest from their enemies: and as to the month, which was Adar, in which a change was made for them, from mourning to joy, and from sorrow to a good day, to spend the whole of it in good days of feasting and gladness, sending portions to their friends, and to the poor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:11 - Now his three friends having heard of all the evil that was come upon him, came to him each from his own country: Eliphaz the king of the Thæmans, Baldad sovereign of the Saucheans, Sophar king of the Minæans: and they came to him with one accord, to comfort and to visit him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:27 - Even because ye attack the fatherless, and insult your friend.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:13 - My brethren have stood aloof from me; they have recognised strangers rather than me: and my friends have become pitiless.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:21 - Pity me, pity me, O friends; for it is the hand of the Lord that has touched me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:1 - And his three friends also ceased any longer to answer Job: for Job was righteous before them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:3 - And he was also very angry with his three friends, because they were not able to return answers to Job, yet set him down for an ungodly man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:4 - I will answer thee, and thy three friends.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:33 - The Lord will declare concerning this to his friend: but there is a portion also for unrighteousness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:7 - And it came to pass after the Lord had spoken all these words to Job, that the Lord said to Eliphaz the Thæmanite, Thou hast sinned, and thy two friends: for ye have not said anything true before me, as my servant Job has.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:10 - And the Lord prospered Job: and when he prayed also for his friends, he forgave them their sin: and the Lord gave Job twice as much, even the double of what he had before.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:11 - (LXX 37:12) My friends and my neighbours drew near before me, and stood still; and my nearest of kin stood afar off.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:18 - (LXX 87:19) Thou hast put far from me [fn]every friend, and mine acquaintances because of my wretchedness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:17 - (LXX 138:17) But thy friends, O God, have been greatly honoured by me; their rule has been greatly strengthened.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:29 - Devise not evil against thy friend, living near thee and trusting in thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:1 - My son, if thou become surety for thy friend, thou shalt deliver thine hand to an enemy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:3 - My son, do what I command thee, and deliver thyself; for on thy friend's account thou art come into the power of evil men: faint not, but stir up even thy friend for whom thou art become surety.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:26 - A just arbitrator shall be his own friend; but mischief shall pursue sinners; and the way of ungodly men shall lead them astray.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:20 - Friends will hate poor friends; but the friends of the rich are many.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:28 - A perverse man spreads mischief, and will kindle a torch of deceit with mischiefs; and he separates friends.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:29 - A transgressor tries to ensnare friends, and leads them in ways that are not good.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:9 - He that conceals injuries seeks love; but he that hates to hide them separates friends and [fn]kindred.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:17 - Have thou a friend for every time, and let brethren be useful in distress; for on this account are they born.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:18 - A foolish man applauds and rejoices over himself, as he also that becomes surety would make himself responsible for his own friends.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:1 - A man who wishes to separate from friends seeks excuses; but at all times he will be liable to reproach.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:4 - Wealth acquires many friends; but the poor is deserted even of the friend he has.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:24 - Be not companion to a furious man; neither lodge with a passionate man:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:1 - These are the [fn]miscellaneous instructions of Solomon, which the friends of Ezekias king of Judea copied out.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:8 - Get not suddenly into a quarrel, lest thou repent at last.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:10 - lest thy friend continue to reproach thee, so thy quarrel and enmity shall not depart, but shall be to thee like death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:17 - Enter sparingly into thy friend's house, lest he be satiated with thy company, and hate thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:18 - As a club, and a dagger, and a pointed arrow, so also is a man who bears false witness against his friend.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:19 - so are all that lay wait for their own friends, and when they are discovered, say, I did it in jest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:6 - The wounds of a friend are more to be trusted than the spontaneous kisses of an enemy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:10 - Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; and when thou art in distress go not into thy brother's house: better is a friend that is near than a brother living far off.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:14 - Whosoever shall bless a friend in the morning with a loud voice, shall seem to differ nothing from one who curses him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:5 - He that prepares a net in the way of his own friend, entangles his own feet in it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:4 - (LXX 9:3) Beware ye each of his neighbour, and trust ye not in your brethren: for every one will surely supplant, and every friend will walk craftily.

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