Quick Definition
φίλημα, ατος, τό n.n. a kiss
Strong's Definition
from 5368; a kiss
KJV Usage: kiss
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
φίλημα, -ros, τό, fr. Aeschyl. down, a kiss (see φιλέω, 2): Lk. vii. 45; xxii. 48, (Prov. xxvii. 6; Cant. i. 2); ἅγιον, the kiss with which, as a sign of fraternal affection, Christians were accustomed to welcome or dismiss their companions in the faith: Ro. xvi. 16; 1 Co. xvi. 20; 2 Co. xiii. 12; 1 Th. v. 26; it is also called φίλημα ἀγάπης, 1 Pet. v. 14. Cf. Kahle, De osculo sancto (Regiom. 1867); [B. D.s. v. Kiss; also Dict. of Christ. Antiq. 8. v. Kiss ].
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
φίλημα philēma 7x
a kiss, Lk. 7:45; 22:48; Rom. 16:16; 1 Cor. 16:20; 2 Cor. 13:12; 1 Thess. 5:26; 1 Pet. 5:14*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
φίλημα, -τος, τό
(< φιλέω), [in LXX: Pr 27:6, Ca 1:2 (נְשִׁיקָה) * ;]
a kiss: Lk 7:45 22:48; as a token of Christian brotherhood, φ. ἅγιον, Ro 16:16, I Co 16:20, II Co 13:12, I Th 5:26; φ. ἀγάπης, I Pe 5:14 (v. Lft., Notes, 90; DB, DCA, s.v. "Kiss").†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
φίλημα, “qa kiss.’ For the φίλημα ἅγιον (Rom 161%, a/.), see Lightfoot Motes p. 90 f. and Milligan 7zess. p. 80.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
φίλημα (philēma) — kiss. φίλημ-α [ῐ], ατος, τό, Doric dialect φίλᾱμα [Refs 2nd c.BC+]:— kiss, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of kisses as prizes in a game, παίζωμεν περὶ φιλημάτων [Refs 5th c.BC+]; as a symbol of Christian love, [NT]
II. plural, cosmetics, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]