What does φίλος · θεός mean in the Bible?
φίλος · θεός is a Greek phrase meaning "friend of God".
Greek · G5384, G2316
φίλος θεοῦ
Friendly/friend · God
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φίλοςG5384friendly/friend
Pronunciationphílos
Friend denoting intimate personal relationship, distinct from servant; marks chosen companionship.
Open lexicon entry →θεόςG2316God
Pronunciationtheós
The definite article marks God as the one true God; anarthrous form emphasizes His divine nature or character.
Open lexicon entry →What does φίλος θεοῦ (philos theou) mean in the Bible?
φίλος · θεός is a Greek phrase meaning "friend of God".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5384, G2316?
G5384, G2316 is connected to 29 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. friend of God
Source Gloss
friend of God
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 8 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 patterns8Aligned forms29Case patternNominative (12)Number patternPlural (17)
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 11:19 · Luke 7:34 · Luke 11:6 · John 3:29 · John 11:11 · John 19:12 · Jas 2:23 · Jas 4:48×
Nominative · Plural · MasculineLuke 23:12 · John 15:14 · Acts 19:31 · 3 John 1:154×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineLuke 15:29 · Luke 21:16 · John 15:133×
Dative · Plural · MasculineLuke 12:41×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineLuke 7:6 · Luke 14:12 · Luke 15:6 · Luke 16:9 · John 15:15 · Acts 10:24 · Acts 27:3 · 3 John 1:158×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineLuke 11:5 · Luke 11:82×
Accusative · Plural · FeminineLuke 15:91×
Vocative · Singular · MasculineLuke 11:5 · Luke 14:102×