Difference between revisions of "Friend"

<div> '''A — 1: '''''Φίλος''''' ''' (Strong'S #5384 — Adjective — philos — fee'-los ) </div> <p> primarily an adjective, denoting "loved, dear, or friendly," became used as a noun, (a) masculine, &nbsp;Matthew 11:19; fourteen times in Luke (once feminine, &nbsp;Luke 15:9 ); six in John; three in Acts; two in James, &nbsp;James 2:23 , "the friend of God;" &nbsp;James 4:4 , "a friend of the world;" &nbsp;3 John 1:14 (twice); (b) feminine, &nbsp; Luke 15:9 , "her friends." </p> <div> '''A — 2: '''''Ἑταῖρος''''' ''' (Strong'S #2083 — Noun Masculine — hetairos — het-ah'ee-ros ) </div> <p> "a comrade, companion, partner," is used as a term of kindly address in &nbsp;Matthew 20:13; &nbsp;22:12; &nbsp;26:50 . This, as expressing comradeship, is to be distinguished from No. 1, which is a term of endearment. Some mss. have the word in &nbsp;Matthew 11:16; the best have heterois, others, AV and RV, "fellows." See Fellow. </p> &nbsp;Mark 3:21&nbsp;Mark 5:19 <div> '''B — 1: '''''Πείθω''''' ''' (Strong'S #3982 — Verb — peitho — pi'-tho ) </div> <p> "to persuade, influence," is rendered "having made ... their friend" in &nbsp;Acts 12:20 , of the folks of [[Tyre]] and [[Sidon]] in winning the good will of Blastus, Herod's chamberlain, possibly with bribes. See [[Assure]] , B, No. 3. </p>