Word study · lex.G5387
φιλόστοργος philostorgos
tenderly loving · affectionate
Team definition
An adjective built on στοργή (storgē, "family affection"). It means tenderly loving or affectionate. Classical writers use it of family-like affection. In the New Testament it occurs at Rom 12:10, of Christians toward one another, alongside φιλαδελφία (philadelphia, "brotherly love").
NT occurrences (SBLGNT, via TAGNT) · 1
Senses
1. tenderly loving, affectionate Rom 12:10
See also
Abbott-Smith public domain s.v. φιλόστοργος (G5387)
Dodson CC0 1.0 G5387
Occurrences: STEP Bible TAGNT (CC BY 4.0) keyed to SBLGNT words.
Related notes
ἀγάπη ἀνυπόκριτος and τοῖς ταπεινοῖς (12:9–16) Rom 12:9; Rom 12:10; Rom 12:11; Rom 12:12; Rom 12:13; Rom 12:14; Rom 12:15; Rom 12:16