Word Study · Strong's G2705 · Greek
καταφιλέω
kataphileo
kat-af-ee-leh'-o
Strong's 1890 spelling: kataphiléō
“to kiss earnestly”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to kiss earnestly
Rendered in the KJV as
kiss.
- 6occurrencesin the New Testament
- 4 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- κατεφίλησεν3
- καταφιλοῦσά1
- κατεφίλει1
- κατεφίλουν1
How it is rendered · 5
- he kissed2
- kissed1
- kissing1
- they were kissing1
- was kissing1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singular3
- verb · imperfect active, statement · 3rd person plural1
- verb · imperfect active, statement · 3rd person singular1
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-AAI-3S · 3
- V-IAI-3P · 1
- V-IAI-3S · 1
- V-PAP-NSF · 1
All 6, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Luke carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Luke3 occurrences
- Luke 7:38κατεφίλειkatephileiverb · imperfect active, statement · 3rd person singularAs 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.here: was kissing
- Luke 7:45καταφιλοῦσάkataphilousaverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · feminine singularYou did not greet Me with a kiss, but she has not stopped kissing My feet since I arrived.here: kissing
- Luke 15:20κατεφίλησενkatephilēsenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularSo 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.here: he kissed