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φιλαδελφία

philadelphia · brotherly love

Greek word · Strong’s number G5360 · appears 6 times in the Bible

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What it means

philadelphia (φιλαδελφία) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “brotherly love”.

Love among brothers and sisters.

How to say it

phi·la·del·phi·a

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. Affection among fellow believers.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Related words

Comes from

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Romans 12:10

    In brotherly love be devoted to one another; outdo one another in honor;

  • 1 Thessalonians 4:9

    Now concerning brotherly love you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another;

  • Hebrews 13:1

    Let brotherly love remain.

  • 1 Peter 1:22

    Having purified your souls by obedience to the truth for a brotherly love without hypocrisy, love one another earnestly from the heart,

  • 2 Peter 1:7

    and to godliness brotherly love, and to brotherly love love.

And 1 more times.