What does φίλημα · ἅγιος mean in the Bible?
φίλημα · ἅγιος is a Greek phrase meaning "holy kiss; sanctified greeting of affection".
Greek · G5370, G40
φιλήματι ἁγίῳ
A kiss · holy
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φίλημα G5370 a kiss
Pronunciation phílēma
A kiss expressing Christian affection and brotherhood, distinguished from a casual greeting by spiritual significance.
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ἅγιος G40 holy
Pronunciation hágios
Set apart to God for his service, characterized by moral purity reflecting God's own nature.
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What does φιλήματι ἁγίῳ (philēmati hagiō) mean in the Bible?
φίλημα · ἅγιος is a Greek phrase meaning "holy kiss; sanctified greeting of affection".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5370, G40?
G5370, G40 is connected to 7 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. holy kiss; sanctified greeting of affection
Source Gloss
holy kiss; sanctified greeting of affection
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 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 patterns 2 Aligned forms 7 Case pattern Dative (6) Number pattern Singular (7)
Dative · Singular · Neuter Luke 22:48 · Rom 16:16 · 1 Cor 16:20 · 2 Cor 13:12 · 1 Thess 5:26 · 1 Pet 5:14 6×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Luke 7:45 1×
Word Origins
φιλήματι ἁγίῳ is built from this root:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain