Affected Affection

Affected Affection

'''A — 1: πάθος (Strong'S #3806 — Noun Neuter — pathos — path'-os )

from pascho, "to suffer," primarily denotes whatever one suffers or experiences in any way; hence, "an affection of the mind, a passionate desire." Used by the Greeks of either good or bad desires, it is always used in the Nt of the latter,  Romans 1:26 (Av, "affections," Rv, "passions");   Colossians 3:5 (Av, "inordinate affection," Rv, "passion");   1 Thessalonians 4:5 (Av, "lust," Rv, "passion"). See Lust.

'''A — 2: σπλάγχνον (Strong'S #4698 — Noun Neuter — splanchna — splangkh'-non )

lit., "the bowels," which were regarded by the Greeks as the seat of the more violent passions, by the Hebrews as the seat of the tender "affections;" hence the word denotes "tender mercies" and is rendered "affections" in  2 Corinthians 6:12 (Av, "bowels"); "inward affection,"   2 Corinthians 7:15 . See Bowels , Compassion , Heart , Mercy. Cp. epithumia, "desire."

'''A — 3: πάθημα (Strong'S #3804 — Noun Neuter — pathema — path'-ay-mah )

akin to No. 1, translated "affections" in  Galatians 5:24 , Av, is correct to "passions" in the Rv. See Affliction , B. No. 3.

'''B — 1: ἄστοργος (Strong'S #794 — Adjective — astorgos — as'-tor-gos )

signifies "without natural affection" (a, negative, and storge, "love of kindred," especially of parents for children and children for parents; a fanciful etymology associates with this the "stork"),  Romans 1:31;  2 Timothy 3:3 .

'''B — 2: φιλόστοργος (Strong'S #5387 — Adjective — philostorgos — fil-os'-tor-gos )

"tenderly loving" (from philos, "friendly," storge, see No. 1), is used in  Romans 12:10 , Rv, "tenderly affectioned" (Av, "kindly affectioned").

 Colossians 3:2RegardSavorThinkUnderstand. 1 Thessalonians 2:8Desire.