Lover

New Testament

Vine's Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words

Definition

* This is combined with other words, forming compound adjectives as follows:

1philotheosG5377

"a lover of God," 2Ti 3:4.

2philoxenosG5382

"loving strangers" (xenia, "hospitality"), translated "a lover of hospitality" in Tit 1:8, AV (RV, "given to h."); elsewhere, in 1Ti 3:2, 1Pe 4:9. See HOSPITALITY.

3philagathosG5358

"loving that which is good" (agathos), Tit 1:8, "a lover of good," RV.

Note: The negative aphilagathos is found in 2Ti 3:3, "no lovers of good."

4philargurosG5366

"loving money" (arguros, "silver"), translated "lovers of money" in Luk 16:14, 2Ti 3:2, RV (AV, "covetous"). See COVETOUS.

5philautosG5367

"loving oneself," 2Ti 3:2, RV.

6philedonosG5369

"loving pleasure" (hedone, "pleasure"), 2Ti 3:4, "lovers of pleasure."

Note: For "loving warmly," Rom 12:10, see AFFECTION, B, No. 2. For aphilarguros, "no lover of money," 1Ti 3:3, RV, and Heb 13:5, RV, see COVETOUS.