Greek noun (feminine) · G5360
φιλαδελφία
philadelphiafil-ad-el-fee'-ah
brotherly love
6 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: philadelphía
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G5360is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 5 of 27New Testament books
- 4spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G5360
fraternal affection
The King James renders it: brotherly love (kindness), love of the brethren.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
philadelphia is rendered "brotherly love". It stands 6 times in the Greek text, across five books.
- Two of the uses stand in 2 Peter, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Romans 12:10Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.
- The Greek text spells it four different ways.
The first use
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.
Romans 12:10φιλαδελφίᾳ
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Two of the word's six uses are in 2 Peter.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- brotherly love3
- brotherly affection2
- in brotherly love1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| φιλάργυρος | philargyros | money-loving | Uses2 |
| φιλανθρωπία | philanthropia | benevolence | Uses2 |
| φίλαυτος | philautos | selfish | Uses1 |
| φιλάγαθος | philagathos | lover of good | Uses1 |
| φίλανδρος | philandros | husband-loving | Uses1 |
| φιλάδελφος | philadelphos | loving the brothers | Uses1 |
| φιλαργυρία | philargyria | love of money | Uses1 |
| φιλανθρώπως | philanthropos | benevolently | Uses1 |
All 6, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
4 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- φιλαδελφίᾳ2
- φιλαδελφίαν2
- φιλαδελφία1
- φιλαδελφίας1
The grammar of each form
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular2N-ASF
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular2N-DSF
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular1N-GSF
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1N-NSF
Romans
one use
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.
- φιλαδελφίᾳphiladelphianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: in brotherly love
1 Thessalonians
one use
Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.
- φιλαδελφίαςphiladelphiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: brotherly love
Hebrews
one use
Continue in brotherly love.
- φιλαδελφίαphiladelphianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: Brotherly love
1 Peter
one use
Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
- φιλαδελφίανphiladelphiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: brotherly love
2 Peter
two uses
and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.
- φιλαδελφίανphiladelphiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: brotherly affection
- φιλαδελφίᾳphiladelphianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: brotherly affection
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.