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Koine Greek wordlink #100106

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
Refers to Word #100098

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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

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

Key: V=verb IIA3..P=indicative,imperfect,active,3rd person plural IIA3..S=indicative,imperfect,active,3rd person singular PPA.NFS=participle,present,active,nominative,feminine,singular