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φίλος

Strong’s: G5384

Associated OET lemmas: φίλος

Other spellings: φίλη

Form 1

Part of speech: adjc.

Inflections: φίλος; -η, -ον

Related lemmas: φιλέω

Sense 1: friend

Semantic entry: 34.11

Semantic domains: Association

Subdomains: Associate

Definition: a male person with whom one associates and for whom there is affection or personal regard

Notes: In some languages there are different terms for different grades of friends, that is to say, a difference between intimate friends with whom one constantly shares and those who constitute a somewhat wider circle of persons who are on friendly terms but who are not in the inner circle of intimate relations. The choice of terms for ‘friend’ will depend, of course, upon individual contexts.

MAT 11:19: RV MAT 11:19 · LV MAT 11:19 · Read together MAT 11:19

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OET-RV MAT 11:19

19 Then the son of humanity came, and he was eating and drinking, but they said, ‘Look at this fellow—he’s a glutton and a drunkard—a friend of tax collectors and immoral people.’ But wisdom is only recognised with hindsight.

OET-LV MAT 11:19

19 The son of_ the _man came eating and drinking, and they _are _saying:
Behold, a_man, a_glutton and a_drunkard, a_friend of _tax _collectors and of _sinners.
But the wisdom was _justified by the her children.

LUK 7:6: RV LUK 7:6 · LV LUK 7:6 · Read together LUK 7:6

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OET-RV LUK 7:6

6 So Yeshua went with them but as they got closer to the house, the commander had sent some friends to tell him, “Master, don’t trouble yourself because I’m not worthy enough to have you enter my home

OET-LV LUK 7:6

6 And the Yaʸsous he _was _going with them.
And already of _him being_ not far _away from the house, the centurion sent friends saying to _him:
master, be_ not _being _troubled, because/for not worthy I _am that you _may _come _in under the roof of _me,

All 26 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 11:19 · LV MAT 11:19 · Read together MAT 11:19

LUK: RV LUK 7:6 · RV LUK 7:34 · RV LUK 11:5–6 · RV LUK 11:8 · RV LUK 12:4 · RV LUK 14:10 · RV LUK 14:12 · RV LUK 15:6 · RV LUK 15:29 · RV LUK 16:9 · RV LUK 21:16 · RV LUK 23:12 · LV LUK 7:6 · LV LUK 7:34 · LV LUK 11:5–6 · LV LUK 11:8 · LV LUK 12:4 · LV LUK 14:10 · LV LUK 14:12 · LV LUK 15:6 · LV LUK 15:29 · LV LUK 16:9 · LV LUK 21:16 · LV LUK 23:12 · Read together LUK 7:6 · Read together LUK 7:34 · Read together LUK 11:5–6 · Read together LUK 11:8 · Read together LUK 12:4 · Read together LUK 14:10 · Read together LUK 14:12 · Read together LUK 15:6 · Read together LUK 15:29 · Read together LUK 16:9 · Read together LUK 21:16 · Read together LUK 23:12

JHN: RV JHN 3:29 · RV JHN 11:11 · RV JHN 15:13–15 · RV JHN 19:12 · LV JHN 3:29 · LV JHN 11:11 · LV JHN 15:13–15 · LV JHN 19:12 · Read together JHN 3:29 · Read together JHN 11:11 · Read together JHN 15:13–15 · Read together JHN 19:12

ACT: RV ACT 10:24 · RV ACT 19:31 · RV ACT 27:3 · LV ACT 10:24 · LV ACT 19:31 · LV ACT 27:3 · Read together ACT 10:24 · Read together ACT 19:31 · Read together ACT 27:3

JAM: RV JAM 2:23 · RV JAM 4:4 · LV JAM 2:23 · LV JAM 4:4 · Read together JAM 2:23 · Read together JAM 4:4

JN3: RV JN3 1:15 · LV JN3 1:15 · Read together JN3 1:15

Sense 2: friend

Semantic entry: 34.12

Semantic domains: Association

Subdomains: Associate

Definition: a female person with whom one associates and for whom there is affection or personal regard

Notes: See discussion at 34.11: φίλος.

Collocations: φίλη

LUK 15:9: RV LUK 15:9 · LV LUK 15:9 · Read together LUK 15:9

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OET-RV LUK 15:9

9 Then she’d invite her friends and neighbours saying, ‘Come and celebrate with me because I found the money that I’d lost.’

OET-LV LUK 15:9

9 And having _found it, is _calling _together her friends and neighbours saying:
Be _rejoicing _with with _me, because I _found the drachma that I _lost.