The most important biblical passage that mentions philiais in John's Gospel. Here, Jesus implied that the other disciples gave him unconditional love when he asked Peter, "Do you love (agape) me more than these (the other disciples)?" Each time, Peter answered that he loved Jesus, but each time he was only able to offer brotherly love (philia).
Love is mentioned in the first book of the Bible - Genesis.
The word LOVE is mentioned 686 times in the NIV Bible. Love is a constant theme throughout the Holy Bible.
It's actually a Greek word φιλία, and is used at least once in James. In James 4:4 it is translated as friendship.
Love is mentioned many times in the Bible, but a very interesting portion is found in I Corinthians chapter 13.
The three Greek words are:Agape - Principled love, not based on sentimentality or emotion, that seeks the good of others no matter what. It's this kind of love that allows us to 'love our enemies' (Matthew 5:44) and God to love us (1 John 4:9+10)Philia - Friendship/fondness (James 4:4)Storge - Familial love(love between family members) (2 Timothy 3:1+3)(Eros - 'Romantic love' is not used in the Bible.)
It is one kind of love refered to in the Bible. For more info: http://www.suite101.com/blog/briantubbs/the_four_kinds_of_love
Love is mentioned in the first book of the Bible - Genesis.
The word LOVE is mentioned 686 times in the NIV Bible. Love is a constant theme throughout the Holy Bible.
It's actually a Greek word φιλία, and is used at least once in James. In James 4:4 it is translated as friendship.
The love of dogs is referred to as Canophilia. From Canus + Philia. http://www.allwords.com/word-canophilia.html
it's usually: -philia, but can also be -phil, -phile or -philic example: pyrophobia = fear of fire pyrophilia = love of fire
Love is mentioned many times in the Bible, but a very interesting portion is found in I Corinthians chapter 13.
The three Greek words are:Agape - Principled love, not based on sentimentality or emotion, that seeks the good of others no matter what. It's this kind of love that allows us to 'love our enemies' (Matthew 5:44) and God to love us (1 John 4:9+10)Philia - Friendship/fondness (James 4:4)Storge - Familial love(love between family members) (2 Timothy 3:1+3)(Eros - 'Romantic love' is not used in the Bible.)
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Brotherly love. The U.S. city of Philadelphia means 'city of brotherly love.' Peter used 'phileo' in his responses to Jesus in John 21 when Christ asked 3 times if he loved Him.
AnswerAlthough important, love is far from the most mentioned word. Many others come ahead of it.
love, over 600 times