Word Study · Strong's G5370 · Greek

φίλημα

philema

fil'-ay-mah

Strong's 1890 spelling: phílēma

“a kiss”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

a kiss

Rendered in the KJV as

kiss.

7
occurrencesin the New Testament
6 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
3
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 7 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 3

φιλήματι5
φίλημά1
φιλήματι.1

How it is rendered · 4

a kiss4
A kiss1
kiss.1
with a kiss1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singular6
noun · accusative (object) · neuter singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

N-DSN · 6
N-ASN · 1

All 7, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Luke2 of 7 · 29%
Romans1 of 7 · 14%
1 Corinthians1 of 7 · 14%
2 Corinthians1 of 7 · 14%
1 Thessalonians1 of 7 · 14%

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Luke2 occurrences

Romans1 occurrence

Romans 16:16φιλήματιphilēmatinoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularGreet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ send you greetings.here: a kiss

1 Corinthians1 occurrence

1 Corinthians 16:20φιλήματιphilēmatinoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularAll the brothers here send you greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss.here: a kiss

2 Corinthians1 occurrence

2 Corinthians 13:12φιλήματι.philēmatinoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularGreet one another with a holy kiss.here: kiss.

1 Thessalonians1 occurrence

1 Thessalonians 5:26φιλήματιphilēmatinoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularGreet all the brothers with a holy kiss.here: a kiss

1 Peter1 occurrence

1 Peter 5:14φιλήματιphilēmatinoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularGreet one another with a kiss of love. Peace to all of you who are in Christ.here: a kiss

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