Word study · Greek
philadelphía
brotherly love
Say it: fil-ad-el-FEE-ah (approximate)
φιλαδελφία
What it means
Love of brothers and sisters, the love of a family. In 4:9, "concerning brotherly love." Also in Romans 12:10 and Hebrews 13:1. The city of Philadelphia is named for it.
Range of meaning
- Sibling loveAffection among family members.
- Brotherly loveLove of believers for one another.
In 1 Thessalonians
- Chapter 4
"But concerning brotherly love" (4:9).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G5360 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources