Quick Definition
φιλάδελφος, ον Adj loving the brethren
Strong's Definition
from 5384 and 80; fond of brethren, i.e. fraternal
KJV Usage: love as brethren
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
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Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
φιλάδελφος philadelphos 1x
brother-loving; in NT loving the members of the Christian brotherhood, 1 Pet. 3:8*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
* φιλ-άδελφος, -ον
[in LXX: II Mac 15:14, IV Mac 13:21 15:10 * ;]
loving one's brother, loving like a brother (Soph., Xen., al.): of Christians' love for one another (EV, loving as brethren), I Pe 3:8.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
φιλάδελφος, “loving one’s (Christian) brothers,’’ 1 Pet 38. For a brother loving his actual brother (see s.v. φιλαδελφία), cf. the inscr. on a tomb Pretstgke 313° (i/A.D.?) Hiolov φιλάδελφε χρηστὲ χαῖρε, and similarly 74. 62342 (n.C. 33), a.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
φιλάδελφος (philadelphos) — loving the brothers. φῐλᾰδελφ-ος, ον, loving one's brother or sister, brotherly, sisterly, φ. δάκρυα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of persons, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: superlative, [Refs]; frequently as a title of kings, as of Ptolemy Il and Arsinoe, [Refs]; of Ptolemy XIII, [Refs 2nd c.BC+], etc.; τῆς Φ. Κύπριδος, of Arsinoe, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; of Antoninus and Verus, [Refs 1st c.BC+] adverb -φως Scholia S. [prev. cited]
2. in NT, loving the brethren, [NT]
II. φιλάδελφον, τό, mock orange, Philadelphus coronarius, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
III. φιλάδελφοι, οἱ, name of fabulous stones, Ps.-[Refs 1st c.AD+]