What does ἅγιος · φίλημα mean in the Bible?
ἅγιος · φίλημα is a Greek phrase meaning "holy kiss".
Greek · G40, G5370
ἅγιον φίλημα
Holy · a kiss
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ἅγιοςG40holy
Pronunciationhágios
Set apart to God for his service, characterized by moral purity reflecting God's own nature.
Open lexicon entry →φίλημαG5370a kiss
Pronunciationphílēma
A kiss expressing Christian affection and brotherhood, distinguished from a casual greeting by spiritual significance.
Open lexicon entry →What does ἅγιον φίλημα (hagion philēma) mean in the Bible?
ἅγιος · φίλημα is a Greek phrase meaning "holy kiss".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G40, G5370?
G40, G5370 is connected to 233 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. holy kiss
Source Gloss
holy kiss
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns10Aligned forms233Case patternGenitive (80)Number patternSingular (83)
Nominative · Singular · NeuterMark 13:11 · Luke 1:35 · Luke 1:49 · Luke 2:23 · Luke 2:25 · Luke 12:12 · John 14:26 · Acts 1:16 · Acts 5:32 · Acts 10:44 · Acts 11:15 · Acts 13:2 · Acts 19:2 · Acts 19:6 · Acts 20:23 · Acts 20:2822×
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMark 1:24 · Luke 4:34 · John 6:69 · Rom 7:12 · 1 Cor 3:17 · 1 Pet 1:16 · Rev 3:7 · Rev 4:8 · Rev 6:10 · Rev 20:6 · Rev 22:1113×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine1 Cor 6:2 · 2 Cor 13:12 · Phil 4:22 · Col 3:12 · 1 Pet 1:15 · 1 Pet 1:16 · Rev 18:207×
Nominative · Singular · FeminineActs 7:33 · Rom 7:12 · Rom 11:16 · 1 Cor 7:34 · Eph 5:276×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter1 Cor 7:14 · Heb 9:2 · Heb 9:33×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine1 Pet 3:51×
Genitive · Singular · NeuterMatt 1:18 · Matt 1:20 · Matt 12:32 · Matt 28:19 · Luke 1:15 · Luke 1:41 · Luke 1:67 · Luke 2:26 · Luke 4:1 · Acts 1:2 · Acts 1:8 · Acts 2:4 · Acts 2:33 · Acts 2:38 · Acts 4:8 · Acts 4:2538×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineMatt 27:52 · Mark 8:38 · Luke 1:70 · Luke 9:26 · Acts 3:21 · Acts 26:10 · Rom 8:27 · Rom 12:13 · Rom 15:26 · Rom 16:2 · 1 Cor 6:1 · 1 Cor 14:33 · 2 Cor 9:12 · Eph 2:19 · Eph 3:8 · Eph 4:1234×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineActs 4:30 · Acts 6:13 · Acts 10:22 · 1 John 2:204×
Genitive · Plural · NeuterHeb 8:2 · Heb 9:3 · Heb 9:8 · Heb 10:194×
Word Origins
ἅγιον φίλημα is built from these roots: