Greek · G5384, G1069 · unreviewed

φίλους καὶ γείτονας

Friendly/friend · a neighbour (as adjoining one's ground); by implication, a friend

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φίλος G5384 friendly/friend
Pronunciation phílos
Friend denoting intimate personal relationship, distinct from servant; marks chosen companionship.
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γείτων G1069 a neighbour (as adjoining one's ground); by implication, a friend
Pronunciation geítōn
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What does φίλους καὶ γείτονας (philous kai geitonas) mean in the Bible?

φίλος · γείτων is a Greek word meaning "friends and neighbors".

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Meaning

friends and neighbors
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 11:19 · Luke 7:34 · Luke 11:6 · John 3:29 · John 11:11 · John 19:12 · Jas 2:23 · Jas 4:4
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Luke 23:12 · John 15:14 · Acts 19:31 · 3 John 1:15
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Luke 15:29 · Luke 21:16 · John 15:13
Dative · Plural · Masculine Luke 12:4
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Luke 7:6 · Luke 14:12 · Luke 15:6 · Luke 16:9 · John 15:15 · Acts 10:24 · Acts 27:3 · 3 John 1:15
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Luke 11:5 · Luke 11:8
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Luke 15:9
Vocative · Singular · Masculine Luke 11:5 · Luke 14:10
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

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