noun · feminine
filadelfias
Greekφιλαδελφία (filadelfia)
Strong’sG5360
brotherly love
stem filadelfi-6 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
φιλαδελφία, -ας, ἡ
(< φιλάδελφος), [in LXX: IV Mac 13:23, 26 14:1 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5360 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidfil-ad-el-fee'-ah
fraternal affection
Fromfrom G5361;
King Jamesbrotherly love (kindness), love of the brethren.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | filadelfias1×φιλαδελφία | filadelfiais |
| object accusative | filadelfian2×φιλαδελφίαν | filadelfiain |
| direct address vocative | filadelfiar | filadelfiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | filadelfiau1×φιλαδελφίας | filadelfiaiu |
| to, for dative | filadelfia2×φιλαδελφίᾳ | filadelfiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
filadelfia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
filadelfias“brotherly love”subjectnominative singular1×
Hebrews 13:1“brotherly love”Tas filadelfias menatōr.Continue in brotherly love.
filadelfian“brotherly love”objectaccusative singular2×
1 Peter 1:22“brotherly love”Tain psuchain vu hagnizarētois en ta hupakoa tau alētheiau eis filadelfian anupokritan ek kardiau allēloin agapavar ektenōs,Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
2 Peter 1:7“brotherly kindness”en de ta eusebeia tan filadelfian, en de ta filadelfia tan agapan;and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.
filadelfiau“brotherly love”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
1 Thessalonians 4:9“brotherly love”Peri de tau filadelfiau ouk chreian echavō grafarō vi, autois gar vis theodidaktois avō eis tem agaparō allēloin;Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.
filadelfia“brotherly love”to, fordative singular2×
Romans 12:10“brotherly love”ta filadelfia eis allēloin filostorgois, ta tima allēloin proēgerōtois,Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.
2 Peter 1:7“brotherly kindness”en de ta eusebeia tan filadelfian, en de ta filadelfia tan agapan;and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.