Lover

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

<1,,5377, philotheos>

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

<2,,5382, philoxenos>

"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.

<3,,5358, philagathos>

"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."

<4,,5366, philarguros>

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

<5,,5367, philautos>

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

<6,,5369, philedonos>

"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.