friendship

Greek Noun Female

φιλία, -ας, ἡ (φίλος), [in LXX chiefly for אַהֲבָה;] friendship: with genitive obj, Jas.4:4. (AS)

friendship

Greek Noun Female

φῐλί-α, Ionic dialect -ιη, ἡ, (φιλέω) affectionate regard, friendship (not in [Refs 6th c.BC+]; φιλίας, inscription on a bowl (perhaps loving-cup), [Refs], etc; ἡ τῆς ψυχῆς φ. διὰ τὸ ἁγνὴ εἶναι, opposed to ἔρως, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to ἔχθρα, [NT+5th c.BC+]; opposed to μῖσος, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of family affection, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν ταῖς φ. in the family circle, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of the regard of dependents towards their superiors, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of friendship between States, ἐχρημάτισε περὶ φιλίας τοῖς Ἀθηναίοις [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῆς φ. ἀφέσθαι, τὴν φ. διαλύσασθαι, of communities, [Refs 5th c.BC+] distinguished by [Refs 4th c.BC+] ff; by the Stoics, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰς φ. ἰτέον, ἔρχεται, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀνανεούμενος τὴν φ. καὶ ζενίαν τὴν πρότερον ὑπάρχουσαν [Refs 6th c.BC+]; διὰ φιλίαν, see below; κατὰ φιλίαν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also by object. genitive, διὰ φιλίαν αὐτοῦ through friendship for him, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φ. ξυνετοῦ friendship with a wise man, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; so ἡμετέρη φ. friendship with us, [Refs 6th c.BC+] 2) friendliness, amiability, φ. ἄνευ τοῦ στέργειν [Refs 4th c.BC+] 3) later, of lovers, fondness, [LXX+6th c.AD+] 4) with genitive, of things, fondness, liking for, κέρδους [Refs 5th c.BC+]; [τῶν ἀρχῶν] [Refs 4th c.BC+] 5) the natural force which unites discordant elements and movements, opposed to νεῖκος, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) [Refs 4th c.BC+] name for three, [Refs] (not for six, [Refs 4th c.AD+]

Greek

Noun Feminine

fondness; friendship; from g5384 (φίλος)