STRONGS G5361:
φιλάδελφος,
φιλαδελφον (
φίλος and
ἀδελφός),
loving brother or sister (
Sophocles,
Plutarch,
Anthol.); in a broader sense,
loving one like a brother, Xenophon, mem. 2, 3, 17;
loving one's fellow-countrymen, of an Israelite, 2 Macc. 15:14;
of a Christian loving Christians, 1 Peter 3:8 (
R. V. loving as brethren).
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