φιλέω
philéōGreek · G5368
Derivation
from G5384 (φίλος);
Meaning
to be a friend to (fond of (an individual or an object)), i.e. have affection for (denoting personal attachment, as a matter of sentiment or feeling; while G25 (ἀγαπάω) is wider, embracing especially the judgment and the deliberate assent of the will as a matter of principle, duty and propriety: the two thus stand related very much as G2309 (θέλω) and G1014 (βούλομαι), or as G2372 (θυμός) and G3563 (νοῦς) respectively; the former being chiefly of the heart and the latter of the head); specially, to kiss (as a mark of tenderness)
In the King James Version
kiss, love
Translated as
love (10), loveth (6), kiss (3), lovest (3), loved (3)
Where it appears
Found in 21 verses