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Brotherly love. The U.S. city of Philadelphia means 'city of brotherly love.' Peter used 'phileo' in his responses to Jesus in John 21 when Christ asked 3 times if he loved Him.
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What is philia love?
It is one kind of love refered to in the Bible. For more info: http://www.suite101.com/blog/briantubbs/the_four_kinds_of_love
What kind of -philia is dog-love in Greek?
The love of dogs is referred to as Canophilia. From Canus + Philia. http://www.allwords.com/word-canophilia.html
Where is philia love mentioned in the Bible?
AnswerThe Greek language has different words for different types of love, including agape (unconditional love) and philia(brotherly love). The most important biblical passage that mentions philiais in John's Gospel. Here, Jesus implied that the other disciples gave him unconditional love when he asked Peter, "Do you love (agape) me more than these (the other disciples)?" Each time, Peter answered that he loved Jesus, but each time he was only able to offer brotherly love (philia).
What does -philia mean?
Philia is one of the four Ancient Greek words for love, and was taken to mean, 'brotherly love' or, 'friendship'.
What is the difference between philia and agape?
one is the love of people and the other is god love
What book by C.S. Lewis does he discuss storge?
He covered this type of love, which he translated as "Affection", in his book "The Four Loves". He distinguishes this from eros, erotic love, as well as philia, friendship, and charity.
What is an ecophiliac?
An ecophiliac is a person who loves nature. Eco = Nature & Philia = Love.
How many times is the greek word agape used in the Bible?
The Bible was originally written in Hebrew, Greek and Aramaic.The King James Bible was not the first Bible.In the Bible, the term 'Love' has three translations from the Greek language for the English word 'Love' to describe which type of 'Love' the person is referring to:Romantic 'Love', like between a couple is "Eros".Brotherly 'Love' like between family members is "Philia".The kind of 'principled' love that all Christians are taught to have between each other and their 'neighbors' is 'Agape'.Therefore, when someone mentions 'Love' in the Christian Greek Scriptures or (The New Testament), they are using the 'Agape' translation.About 228 times in the New Testament.
What is the term for love of chickens?
Alektorophilia Alektorophobia is the fear of chickens. The suffix -philia is used to form words meaning "an abnormal liking for or tendency towards a given thing". I suggest Alektorophilia is the word for love of chickens. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-philia
What are some words philia?
philia means 'has an affinity for'
From what two Greek words does the term necrophiliac originate?
The term "necrophiliac" originates from the two Greek words "nekros" and "philia". "Nekros" is the Greek word for "dead" and "philia" is the Greek word for "love".
What are some derivatives of philia?
Philosophy (love of wisdom) Philadelphia (brotherly love) Philologist (word-lover) Phillip (lover of horses)
