G5387: φιλόστοργος (philóstorgos)

Quick Definition

tenderly loving

Strong's Definition

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

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

KJV Usage: kindly affectioned

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

φιλόστοργος, φιλοστοργον (φίλος, and στοργή the mutual love of parents and children; also of husbands and wives), loving affection, prone to love, loving tenderly; used chiefly of the reciprocal tenderness of parents and children: τῇ φιλαδελφία (dative of respect) εἰς ἀλλήλους (R. V. in love of the brethren tenderly affectioned one to another), Rom_12:10. (Xenophon, Plutarch, Lucian, Aelian, others) Cf. Fritzsche, Commentary on Romans, vol. iii., p. 69.

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

φιλόστοργος philostorgos 1x tenderly affectionate, Rom_12:10

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

** φιλόστοργος , -ον ( < στοργή , family affection ), [in LXX : 4Ma_15:13 * ;] tenderly loving, affectionate ( Xen ., Plut ., al. ): of Christians, Rom_12:10 .†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

φιλόστοργος [page 671] loving warmly (Rom. 12:10) : cf. Vett. Val. p. 76 .27 τοὺς μὲν γὰρ εὐνουστέρους καὶ φιλοστοργοτέρους θανάτῳ χωρί ζουσι . The subst. φιλοστοργία is common in Wills, where bequests are made κατὰ φιλοστοργίαν , see e.g. P Oxy III.490 .4 (A.D. 124), 492 .6 (A.D. 130). Other exx. of the subst. are P Tebt II. 408 .7 (A.D. 3) τῆι φιλοστοργίᾳ τῶν περί Σωτήριχον , out of their regard for Soterichus and his people (Edd.), P Oxy III. 495 .12 (A.D. 181 9) μητρικῇ φιλοστοργίᾳ , P Flor III. 338 .11 (iii/A.D.) καὶ νῦν τάχα ἡ σὴ σπυδὴ καὶ φιλοστοργεία κατανεικήσῃ τὴν ἐμὴν ̣ . ἀκαιρείαν , and Chrest. II. 361 .16 (A.D. 360) ἐνέδειξών ( l. ἐνέδειξάν ) μοι εὔνοιαν καὶ φιλοστοργείαν . For the adverb cf. OGIS 257 .4 (B.C. 109) σοῦ ἐμνμονεύο μεν [φιλοστ ]όργως and Preisigke 5294 .9 (A.D. 235) ε [ὐ ]νοίως καὶ φιλοστόργ [ως . A good ex. of the verb occurs in Syll .3 1267 .23 (ij/iii A.D.) (=Deissmann. LAE 2 , p. 140) ἐγὼ ὑπὸ τέκνων γονεῖς φιλοστοργεῖσθαι ἐνομοθέτησα an Isis inscr. from Ios.

Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon

φιλόστοργος φι^λό-στοργος, ον, [Etym: στέργω] "loving tenderly, affectionate", of the love of parents and children, brothers and sisters, Xen. , Theocr. , etc.; τὸ φιλόστοργον ῀ φιλοστοργία, Xen. :—adv. φιλοστόργως, Plut.

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

φιλόστοργος, -ον (στοργή, family affection), [in LXX: 4Ma.15:13 * ;] tenderly loving, affectionate (Xen., Plut., al.): of Christians, Rom.12:10.† (AS)

Bible Occurrences (1)

12:10