ΦΊΛΟΣ: φίλος, -η, -ον [ [in LXX chiefly for רֵעַ, אֹהֵב ;] ] 1. . pass., beloved, dear (Hom., Eur., al.).
2. . Act., loving, friendly (in cl. less freq. and only in poets): Ac 19:31. As subst., a friend; (a) . masc., ὁ φ.: Lk 7:6 11:5 14:10 15:6 16:9 21:16 23:12, Ac 27:3, III Jo 15; opp. to δοῦλος, Jo 15:15; φ. ἀναγκαῖοι, Ac 10:24; c. gen. subj., Mt 11:19, Lk 7:34 11:6, 8 12:4 14:12 15:29, Jo 11:11 15:13, 14; ὁ φ. τοῦ νυμφίου, Jo 3:29; τ. Καίσαρος (v. Deiss., BS 167; LAE, 382 f.), Jo 19:12; θεοῦ (v. Hort, in l.), Ja 2:23; c. gen. rei, τ, κόσμου, Ja 4:4; (b) . fem., ἡ φ., Lk 15:9,†