Meaning
"serviceable, good, pleasant" (of things), "good, gracious, kind" (of persons), is translated "kind" in Luk 6:35, of God; in Eph 4:32, enjoined upon believers. See BETTER, EASY, GOOD, GOODNESS, GRACIOUS.
"good," is translated "kind" in Tit 2:5, RV. See GOOD.
akin to A. No. 1, "to be kind," is said of love, 1Co 13:4.
akin to A, No. 1, and B, used of "goodness of heart, kindness," is translated "kindness" in 2Co 6:6, Gal 5:22, RV (AV, "gentleness"); Eph 2:7, Col 3:12, Tit 3:4. See GOODNESS.
from philos, "loving," anthropos, "man" (Eng., "philanthropy"), denotes "kindness," and is so translated in Act 28:2, of that which was shown by the inhabitants of Melita to the shipwrecked voyagers; in Tit 3:4, of the "kindness" of God, translated "(His) love toward man." See LOVE.
akin to C, No. 2, "humanely, kindly," is translated "kindly" in Act 27:3 (AV, "courteously"). See COURTEOUSLY.
