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Greek · G5368, G2424

ὃν ἐφίλει ὁ Ἰησοῦς

To love · Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites

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φιλέωG5368to love
Pronunciationphiléō
Emotional, affectionate love of friendship and preference, contrasting ἀγαπάω's love of duty and respect
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ἸησοῦςG2424Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
PronunciationIēsoûs
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What does ὃν ἐφίλει ὁ Ἰησοῦς (hon ephilei ho Iēsous) mean in the Bible?

φιλέω · Ἰησοῦς is a Greek phrase meaning "the disciple whom Jesus loved".

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What does φιλέω · Ἰησοῦς mean in the Bible?

φιλέω · Ἰησοῦς is a Greek phrase meaning "the disciple whom Jesus loved".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5368, G2424?

G5368, G2424 is connected to 25 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. the disciple whom Jesus loved

Strong'sG5368, G2424
Lexical occurrences25 versesWord forms4 forms25 references

Source Gloss

the disciple whom Jesus loved
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.

Form groups4Aligned forms25TensesPresent, Imperfect, Aorist, PerfectVoicesActive
Tenses
PresentImperfectAoristPerfect
Voices
Active
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality6×
Present ActiveMatt 10:37 · John 12:25 · Rev 22:15 · Luke 20:46 · Titus 3:156×
Indicativestates a fact or reality15×
Present ActiveJohn 5:20 · John 16:27 · 1 Cor 16:22 · John 11:3 · John 21:17 · John 21:15 · John 21:16 · Matt 6:5 · Matt 23:611×
Imperfect ActiveJohn 11:36 · John 15:19 · John 20:23×
Perfect ActiveJohn 16:271×
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose3×
Aorist ActiveMatt 26:48 · Mark 14:442×
Present ActiveRev 3:191×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Aorist ActiveLuke 22:471×
25 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical textMorphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 24 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
ongoing11resultant1background3subjunctive3infinitive1participle5
Tense
present17imperfect3aorist3perfect1
Voice
active24
Mood
indicative15participle5subjunctive3infinitive1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 6:5φιλοῦσινpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 10:37φιλῶνpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 10:37φιλῶνpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 23:6φιλοῦσιpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 26:48φιλήσωaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 14:44φιλήσωaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveLuke 20:46φιλούντωνpresent active participleparticipleLuke 22:47φιλῆσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveJohn 5:20φιλεῖpresent active indicativeongoingJohn 11:3φιλεῖςpresent active indicativeongoingJohn 11:36ἐφίλειimperfect active indicativebackgroundJohn 12:25φιλῶνpresent active participleparticipleJohn 15:19ἐφίλειimperfect active indicativebackgroundJohn 16:27φιλεῖpresent active indicativeongoingJohn 16:27πεφιλήκατεperfect active indicativeresultantJohn 20:2ἐφίλειimperfect active indicativebackgroundJohn 21:15φιλῶpresent active indicativeongoingJohn 21:16φιλῶpresent active indicativeongoingJohn 21:17φιλεῖςpresent active indicativeongoingJohn 21:17Φιλεῖςpresent active indicativeongoingJohn 21:17φιλῶpresent active indicativeongoing1 Corinthians 16:22φιλεῖpresent active indicativeongoingTitus 3:15φιλοῦνταςpresent active participleparticipleRevelation 3:19φιλῶpresent active subjunctivesubjunctive

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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