noun · neuter

filēmem

Greekφίλημα (filēma)

Strong’sG5370

a kiss

stem filēm-7 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books1 of 6 forms occur

Translated as

kiss7×

What it means

φίλημα, -τος, τό

(< φιλέω), [in LXX: Pr 27:6, Ca 1:2 (נְשִׁיקָה) *;]

a kiss: Lk 7:45 22:48; as a token of Christian brotherhood, φ. ἅγιον, Ro 16:16, I Co 16:20, II Co 13:12, I Th 5:26; φ. ἀγάπης, I Pe 5:14 (v. Lft., Notes, 90; DB, DCA, s.v. "Kiss").†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G5370 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidfil'-ay-mah

a kiss

Fromfrom G5368;

King Jameskiss.

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 or object direct	filēmem	filēmeim
of, belonging to genitive	filēmeu	filēmeiu
to, for dative	filēme6×φιλήματι	filēmei

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

filēmstem+egender+mu—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

filēme 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

7 occurrences, every one of them listed

filēme“kiss”to, fordative singular6×

Luke 22:48“kiss”Iēsus de legata auto; Ioudaor, filēme ton huion tou anthrōpou paradōasō?But Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”

Romans 16:16“kiss”Aspazevar allēloin en filēme hagie. Aspazelō vin tais ekklēsais pantais tou Christou.Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ send you greetings.

1 Corinthians 16:20“kiss”aspazelō vin tois adelfois pantois. aspazevar allēloin en filēme hagie.All the brothers here send you greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss.

2 Corinthians 13:12“kiss”aspazevar allēloin en hagie filēme. aspazelō vin tois hagiois pantois.Greet one another with a holy kiss.

1 Thessalonians 5:26“kiss”aspazevar toin adelfoin pantoin en filēme hagie.Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.

1 Peter 5:14“kiss”aspazevar allēloin en filēme agapau. eirēnas vi pantoi toi en Christo.Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace to all of you who are in Christ.

filēmem1×

Luke 7:45“kiss”filēmem mi ouk dōasa; houtas de apo hau eiserchama ouk dialeipata katafilarōtas mu toin podoin.You did not greet Me with a kiss, but she has not stopped kissing My feet since I arrived.