Definition

fond of natural relatives, i.e. fraternal towards fellow Christian

Etymology

from G5384 (φίλος) and (cherishing one's kindred, especially parents or children);

Word family

• φίλος phílos

How the KJV renders it

• kindly affectioned

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.