Word study · Greek
phílēma
kiss
Say it: FIL-ay-mah (approximate)
φίλημα
What it means
A kiss, here a "holy kiss" as a greeting among believers (16:20; also Romans 16:16; 2 Corinthians 13:12; 1 Thessalonians 5:26). Greeting with a kiss was a normal custom in the ancient Mediterranean; Paul gives it a Christian meaning.
Range of meaning
- KissA greeting of affection.
- GreetingA sign of fellowship.
In 1 Corinthians
- Chapter 16
"Greet one another with a holy kiss" (16:20).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G5370 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources