Phileo | |
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Greek name | |
Greek | φιλέω |
Romanization | phileō |
Strong number | G5368 |
When Jesus asked Peter "Do you love me?" the word he used in Greek was agape love. Peter answered "Lord, thou knowest that I love thee." In Greek, Peter used phileō in his reply.[1]
Philos (fy-loss) is thus one of four Greek words translated into English as "love." The other three are "agape" (ag-uh-pay) and "storge" (stor-gay) and "eros" (eh-ross).