verb
katafilamō
Strong’sG2705
I kiss affectionately
stem katafil-6 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
κατα-φιλέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX chiefly for נשׁק;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2705 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkat-af-ee-leh'-o
to kiss earnestly
Fromfrom 2596 and 5368;
King Jameskiss.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
kiss, caress, δίφρον Refs 5th c.BC+; χεῖρας καὶ πόδας τινόςRefs 4th c.BC+; τοὺς μὲν καλοὺς φιλήσοντος, τοὺς δ᾽ ἀγαθοὺς καταφ. NT+5th c.BC+; distinct from φιλεῖν, Refs 1st c.AD+; especially of an amorous kiss. Refs 2nd c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| katafilateκατεφίλει | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | kissing | 1× |
| katafilaleκατεφίλουν | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | kissed | 1× |
| katafilataκατεφίλησεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | kissed | 3× |
| katafilarōntasκαταφιλοῦσά | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular feminine | kissing | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 5 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katafilamō | katafilame | katafilami | katafilama | katafilamē | katafilamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katafilasō | katafilase | katafilasi | katafilasa | katafilasē | katafilaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katafilatō | katafilate1×κατεφίλει | katafilati | katafilata3×κατεφίλησεν | katafilatē | katafilatelē |
| we 1st person plural | katafilanō | katafilane | katafilani | katafilana | katafilanē | katafilanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katafilavō | katafilave | katafilavi | katafilava | katafilavē | katafilavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katafilalō | katafilale1×κατεφίλουν | katafilali | katafilala | katafilalē | katafilalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katafilameiō | katafilameia | katafilameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katafilaseiō | katafilaseia | katafilaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katafilateiō | katafilateia | katafilateiē |
| we 1st person plural | katafilaneiō | katafilaneia | katafilaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katafilaveiō | katafilaveia | katafilaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katafilaleiō | katafilaleia | katafilaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katafilasōr | katafilasar | katafilasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katafilatōr | katafilatar | katafilatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katafilavōr | katafilavar | katafilavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katafilalōr | katafilalar | katafilalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katafilamoiō | katafilamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katafilasoiō | katafilasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katafilatoiō | katafilatoia |
| we 1st person plural | katafilanoiō | katafilanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katafilavoiō | katafilavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katafilaloiō | katafilaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | katafilarō | katafilari | katafilara | katafilarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | katafilarōntos1× | katafilarintos | katafilarantos | katafilarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
katafil 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
katafilate“kissing”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 7:38“kissing”… trichai tau kefalau autau ekmassate, kai katafilate toin podoin autou kai aleifate te …… to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. Then she kissed His feet and anointed them with the perfume.
katafilale“kissed”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 20:37… epipiptarantois epi ton trachēlon tou Paulou katafilale auton,… openly as they embraced Paul and kissed him.
katafilata“kissed”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular3×
Matthew 26:49… to Iēso legata; Chairasōr, rabbi; kai katafilata auton.… Jesus, he said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed Him.
Mark 14:45… euthuos prosercharantos auto legatō; Rabbi, kai katafilata auton.… to Jesus, he said, “Rabbi!” and kissed Him.
Luke 15:20… epipiptata epi ton trachēlon autou kai katafilata auton.… to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.
katafilarōntas“kissing”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular feminine1×
Luke 7:45… de apo hau eiserchama ouk dialeipata katafilarōntas mu toin podoin.… kiss, but she has not stopped kissing My feet since I arrived.