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Lexicon :: Strong's G2705 - kataphileō

Strong's

Red Letter

καταφιλέω

Transliteration

kataphileō (Key)

Pronunciation

kat-af-ee-leh'-o

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Part of Speech

verb

Root Word (Etymology)

Of Latin origin

Greek Inflections of καταφιλέω [?]

mGNT
6x in 4 unique form(s) TR
6x in 4 unique form(s) LXX
14x in 5 unique form(s)

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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:114,1262

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

καταφιλέω kataphiléō, kat-af-ee-leh'-o; from G2596 and G5368; to kiss earnestly:—kiss.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G2705 in the following manner: kiss (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G2705 in the following manner: kiss (6x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

to kiss much, kiss again and again, kiss tenderly

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

καταφιλέω kataphiléō, kat-af-ee-leh'-o; from G2596 and G5368; to kiss earnestly:—kiss.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS G2705:

καταφιλέω, καταφίλω; imperfect κατεφίλουν; 1 aorist κατεφίλησα; to kiss much, kiss again and again, kiss tenderly (Latindeosculor, etc.): τινα, Matthew 26:49; Mark 14:45; Luke 7:38, 45; Luke 15:20; Acts 20:37. (Tobit 7:6; 3Macc. 5:49; Xenophon, Cyril 6, 4,10; 7, 5, 32; Polybius 15, 1, 7; Josephus, Antiquities 7, 11, 7; Aelian v. h. 13, 4; Plutarch, Brut. 16; Lucian, dial. deor. 4, 5; 5, 3; φιλεῖν and καταφίλειν are distinguished in Xenophon, mem. 2, 6, 33; Plutarch, Alex c. 67. The Sept. for נָשַׁק, properly, to join mouth to mouth.) Cf: Fritzsche on Matthew, p. 780; Winer's De verb. comp. etc. Part ii., p. 18, note{21}.

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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew: 26:49
Mark: 14:45
Luke: 7:38; 7:45; 15:20
Acts: 20:37

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Concordance Results Shown Using the LXX

Strong's Number G2705 matches the Greek καταφιλέω (kataphileō),
which occurs 14 times in 14 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Gen 31:28 - οὐκ ἠξιώθην καταφιλῆσαι^G2705 τὰ παιδία μου καὶ τὰς θυγατέρας μου νῦν δὲ ἀφρόνως ἔπραξας

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Gen 31:55 - (LXX 32:1)ἀναστὰς δὲ Λαβαν τὸ πρωὶ κατεφίλησεν^G2705 τοὺς υἱοὺς αὐτοῦ καὶ τὰς θυγατέρας αὐτοῦ καὶ εὐλόγησεν αὐτούς καὶ ἀποστραφεὶς Λαβαν ἀπῆλθεν εἰς τὸν τόπον αὐτοῦ

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Gen 45:15 - καὶ καταφιλήσας^G2705 πάντας τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ ἔκλαυσεν ἐπ᾽ αὐτοῖς καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα ἐλάλησαν οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτοῦ πρὸς αὐτόν

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Exo 4:27 - εἶπεν δὲ κύριος πρὸς Ααρων πορεύθητι εἰς συνάντησιν Μωυσεῖ εἰς τὴν ἔρημον καὶ ἐπορεύθη καὶ συνήντησεν αὐτῷ ἐν τῷ ὄρει τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ κατεφίλησαν^G2705 ἀλλήλους

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Rth 1:9 - δῴη κύριος ὑμῖν καὶ εὕροιτε ἀνάπαυσιν ἑκάστη ἐν οἴκῳ ἀνδρὸς αὐτῆς καὶ κατεφίλησεν^G2705 αὐτάς καὶ ἐπῆραν τὴν φωνὴν αὐτῶν καὶ ἔκλαυσαν

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Rth 1:14 - καὶ ἐπῆραν τὴν φωνὴν αὐτῶν καὶ ἔκλαυσαν ἔτι καὶ κατεφίλησεν^G2705 Ορφα τὴν πενθερὰν αὐτῆς καὶ ἐπέστρεψεν εἰς τὸν λαὸν αὐτῆς Ρουθ δὲ ἠκολούθησεν αὐτῇ

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1Sa 20:41 - καὶ ὡς εἰσῆλθεν τὸ παιδάριον καὶ Δαυιδ ἀνέστη ἀπὸ τοῦ εργαβ καὶ ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ καὶ προσεκύνησεν αὐτῷ τρίς καὶ κατεφίλησεν^G2705 ἕκαστος τὸν πλησίον αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔκλαυσεν ἕκαστος τῷ πλησίον αὐτοῦ ἕως συντελείας μεγάλης

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2Sa 14:33 - καὶ εἰσῆλθεν Ιωαβ πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα καὶ ἀπήγγειλεν αὐτῷ καὶ ἐκάλεσεν τὸν Αβεσσαλωμ καὶ εἰσῆλθεν πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα καὶ προσεκύνησεν αὐτῷ καὶ ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν κατὰ πρόσωπον τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ κατεφίλησεν^G2705 ὁ βασιλεὺς τὸν Αβεσσαλωμ

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2Sa 15:5 - καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ ἐγγίζειν ἄνδρα τοῦ προσκυνῆσαι αὐτῷ καὶ ἐξέτεινεν τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐπελαμβάνετο αὐτοῦ καὶ κατεφίλησεν^G2705 αὐτόν

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2Sa 19:39 - (LXX 19:40)καὶ διέβη πᾶς ὁ λαὸς τὸν Ιορδάνην καὶ ὁ βασιλεὺς διέβη καὶ κατεφίλησεν^G2705 ὁ βασιλεὺς τὸν Βερζελλι καὶ εὐλόγησεν αὐτόν καὶ ἐπέστρεψεν εἰς τὸν τόπον αὐτοῦ

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2Sa 20:9 - καὶ εἶπεν Ιωαβ τῷ Αμεσσαϊ εἰ ὑγιαίνεις σύ ἀδελφέ καὶ ἐκράτησεν ἡ χεὶρ ἡ δεξιὰ Ιωαβ τοῦ πώγωνος Αμεσσαϊ τοῦ καταφιλῆσαι^G2705 αὐτόν

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1Ki 2:19 - καὶ εἰσῆλθεν Βηρσαβεε πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα Σαλωμων λαλῆσαι αὐτῷ περὶ Αδωνιου καὶ ἐξανέστη ὁ βασιλεὺς εἰς ἀπαντὴν αὐτῇ καὶ κατεφίλησεν^G2705 αὐτὴν καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐτέθη θρόνος τῇ μητρὶ τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἐκ δεξιῶν αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 19:20

1Ki 19:20 - καὶ κατέλιπεν Ελισαιε τὰς βόας καὶ κατέδραμεν ὀπίσω Ηλιου καὶ εἶπεν καταφιλήσω^G2705 τὸν πατέρα μου καὶ ἀκολουθήσω ὀπίσω σου καὶ εἶπεν Ηλιου ἀνάστρεφε ὅτι πεποίηκά σοι

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 85:10

Psa 85:10 - (LXX 84:11)ἔλεος καὶ ἀλήθεια συνήντησαν δικαιοσύνη καὶ εἰρήνη κατεφίλησαν^G2705

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