Philema means “kiss” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H5370 — neregal (“Nergal”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G5370 φίλημα (philema) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. philema (fil'-ay-mah) n. 1. a kiss [from G5368] It has 10 linked Bible usages across 9 books. Visible English usage signals include kiss. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
philema (fil'-ay-mah) n. 1. a kiss [from G5368] KJV: kiss Root(s): G5368
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G5370. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
kiss
Usage: φίλημα, -τος, τό (φιλέω), [in LXX: Pro.27:6, Sng.1:2 (נְשִׁיקָה) * ;] a kiss: Luk.7:45 22:48; as a token of Christian brotherhood, φ. ἅγιον, Rom.16:16, 1Co.16:20, 2Co.13:12, 1Th.5:26; φ. ἀγάπης, 1Pe.5:14 (see Lft., Notes, 90; DB, DCA, see word "Kiss").† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render philema, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
Strong's G5370 (φίλημα) appears 3 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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7 indexed usages in New Testament.
Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet.
But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?
Salute one another with an holy kiss. The churches of Christ salute you.
3 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
and Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: For thy breasts are better than wine.
First 10 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5370.
and Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: For thy breasts are better than wine.
Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet.
But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?
Salute one another with an holy kiss. The churches of Christ salute you.
All the brethren greet you. Greet ye one another with an holy kiss.
Greet one another with an holy kiss.
Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss.
Greet ye one another with a kiss of charity. Peace be with you all that are in Christ Jesus. Amen.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5370, grouped by book.
Philema (Strong's G5370) is a Greek word most simply glossed "kiss". philema (fil'-ay-mah) n. 1. a kiss [from G5368]
This page currently indexes 10 linked usages for Strong's G5370 across 9 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5370 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as kiss. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 3 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament for Strong's G5370, with linked reader references where each row is available.