φίλος

philos

friendly/friend

Strong’s G5384Adjective29 times in the New Testament (critical text)

friends16

a friend7

friend5

his friends1

In the text

Matthew 11:19φίλος
The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her actions.”
Luke 7:6φίλους
So Jesus went with them. But when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends with the message: “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy to have You come under my roof.
John 3:29φίλος
The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.
Acts 10:24φίλους
The following day he arrived in Caesarea, where Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.
James 2:23φίλος
And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.
3 John 1:15φίλοι

φίλος, -η, -ον
[in LXX chiefly for רֵעַ, אָהַב ;]

1. pass., beloved, dear (Hom., Eur., al.).

2. Act., loving, friendly (in cl. less frequently and only in poets): Act.19:31. As subst., a friend;

(a) masc., ὁ φ.: Luk.7:6 11:5 14:10 15:6 16:9 21:16 23:12, Act.27:3, 3Jn.14; opposite to δοῦλος, Jhn.15:15; φ. ἀναγκαῖοι, Act.10:24; with genitive subj., Mat.11:19, Luk.7:34 11:6, 8 12:4 14:12 15:29, Jhn.11:11 15:13-14; ὁ φ. τοῦ νυμφίου, Jhn.3:29; τ. Καίσαρος (see Deiss., BS 167; LAE, 382 f.), Jhn.19:12; θεοῦ (see Hort, in l), Jas.2:23; with genitive of thing(s), τ, κόσμου, Jas.4:4;

(b) fem., ἡ φ., Luk.15:9,†
(AS)

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.