[B-Greek] Romans 12:10

Karen Beaulieu dkkc at verizon.net
Tue Apr 19 23:03:56 EDT 2005


A question concerning Romans 12:10 for the list:

       KJV reads, "Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; 
in honor preferring one another...

I see that the "kindly affectioned" is translated from "philostorgos," while 
the "brotherly love" is translated from "philadelphia."  I wonder if this is 
a similar case to the recently argued "transgression," "trespass," "sin" 
issue or if there is a significance to and distinction between these two 
Greek words.  Also, just as a point of interest, would these two terms be 
used to describe actual, real familial (kinship) relations or are they most 
often used metaphorically, as it were, to describe relationships that are 
not physically kin, but spiritually and affectionately so.
I am also interested in this term "pseudoadelphos" used in 2 Cor. 11:26 and 
Galatians 2:4.

Thanks,
Karen  Beaulieu 




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