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Koine Greek wordlink #99239

SR GNT Acts 20:37 κατεφίλουν (katefiloun) ‘the neck of Paulos they were kissing him’ Strongs=27050 Lemma=katafileō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=imperfect voice=active person=3rd number=plural
Year=60 AD Event=Paul_speaks_to_Ephesian_Elders TimeSeries=Paul_speaks_to_Ephesian_Elders Refers to Word #99231

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Only use of identical word form κατεφίλουν (V-IIA3··P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘κατεφίλουν’ (V-IIA3··P) is always and only glossed as ‘they were kissing’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘katafileō’ have 5 different glosses: ‘was kissing’, ‘he kissed’, ‘they were kissing’, ‘kissed’, ‘kissing’.

Greek words (2) other than κατεφίλουν (V-IIA3··P) with a gloss related to ‘kissing’

LUKE 7:38 κατεφίλει (katefilei) V-IIA3··S ‘of her she was wiping_off them and was kissing the feet of him’ SR GNT Luke 7:38 word 32

OET-LV: 38 and having _stood behind by the feet of _him weeping, she _began to _be _wetting the feet of _him with _the, tears, and she _was _wiping _off them with _the hairs of _the head of _her, and was _kissing the feet of _him, and was _anointing them with _the ointment. (LUK_7:38)

OET-RV: 38 She stood weeping behind Yeshua’s feet, wetting his feet with her tears. Then she used her hair to wipe off the tears and kissed his feet and rubbed the lotion into them. (LUK 7:38)

LUKE 7:45 καταφιλοῦσα (katafilousa) V-PPA·NFS ‘I came_in not ceased kissing of me the feet’ SR GNT Luke 7:45 word 13

OET-LV: 45 you_ not _gave A_kiss to _me, but this woman from which I _came _in, not ceased kissing the feet of _me. (LUK_7:45)

OET-RV: 45 You didn’t kiss me when I entered, but this woman hasn’t stopped kissing my feet since I came in. (LUK 7:45)

Key: V=verb