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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Having the temper and disposition of a friend; disposed to promote the good of another; kind; favorable.

2. (a.) Appropriate to, or implying, friendship; befitting friends; amicable.

3. (a.) Not hostile; as, a friendly power or state.

4. (a.) Promoting the good of any person; favorable; propitious; serviceable; as, a friendly breeze or gale.

5. (adv.) In the manner of friends; amicably; like friends.

Greek

5384. philos -- beloved, dear, friendly
... beloved, dear, friendly. Part of Speech: Adjective; Indeclinable Numeral (Adjective)
Transliteration: philos Phonetic Spelling: (fee'-los) Short Definition ...
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5391. philophron -- courteous.
... Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: philophron Phonetic Spelling:
(fil-of'-rone) Short Definition: friendly, kindly Definition: friendly, kindly ...
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529. apantesis -- a meeting
... Word Origin from apantao Definition a meeting NASB Word Usage meet (3). meeting,
friendly encounter. From apantao; a (friendly) encounter -- meet. ...
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5364. philanthropos -- humanely, kindly
... Cognate: 5364 (an adverb) -- properly, friendly; describing the kindness shown by
(literally) "a (5384 ) of (444 )." That is, treating others with courteous ...
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2853. kollao -- to glue, unite
... glue); hence: mid. and pass: I join myself closely, cleave, adhere (to),
I keep company (with), of friendly intercourse. 2853 (from ...
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5371. Philemon -- "kindly," Philemon, a Christian
... Philemon. From phileo; friendly; Philemon, a Christian -- Philemon. see GREEK phileo.
(philemoni) -- 1 Occurrence. 5370, 5371. Philemon. 5372 . ...
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1999. episustasis -- conspiracy
... conspiracy From the middle voice of a compound of epi and sunistao; a conspiracy,
ie Concourse (riotous or friendly) -- that which cometh upon, + raising up. ...
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4375. prosphiles -- pleasing, agreeable
... lovely. From a presumed compound of pros and phileo; friendly towards, ie Acceptable --
lovely. see GREEK pros. see GREEK phileo. (prosphile) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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2007. epitithemi -- to lay upon, to place upon
... From epi and tithemi; to impose (in a friendly or hostile sense) -- add unto, lade,
lay upon, put (up) on, set on (up), + surname, X wound. see GREEK epi. ...
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2186. ephistemi -- to set upon, set up, to stand upon, be present
... From epi and histemi; to stand upon, ie Be present (in various applications, friendly
or otherwise, usually literal); --assault, come (in, to, unto, upon), be ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7965. shalom -- completeness, soundness, welfare, peace
... Word Origin from shalem Definition completeness, soundness, welfare, peace NASB
Word Usage close (2), ease (1), favorable (1), friend* (1), friendly terms (1 ...
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8003. shalem -- complete, safe, at peace
... from shalem Definition complete, safe, at peace NASB Word Usage blameless (1), complete
(1), completed (1), completely (1), entire (2), friendly (1), full (4 ...
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3820. leb -- inner man, mind, will, heart
... 2), yourself (1), yourselves (1). care for, comfortably, consent, considered,
courageous, friendly, broken, hard,. A form of lebab ...
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53. Abishalom -- "my father is peace," two Israelites
... Or (shortened) babshalowm {ab-shaw- lome'}; from 'ab and shalowm; father of peace
(ie Friendly); Abshalom, a son of David; also (the fuller form) a later ...
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7125. qirah -- against he come, help, meet, seek, to, in the way
... From qara'; an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially,
opposite) -- X against (he come), help, meet, seek, X to, X in the way. ...
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3803. kathar -- to surround
... A primitive root; to enclose; hence (in a friendly sense) to crown, (in a hostile
one) to besiege; also to wait (as restraining oneself) -- beset round ...
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7999. shalam -- to be complete or sound
... A primitive root; to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be
(causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to ...
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7489. ra'a' -- to be evil, bad
... associate selves (by mistake for ra'ah), break (down, in pieces), + displease,
(be, bring, do) evil (doer, entreat, man), show self friendly (by mistake for ra ...
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6485. paqad -- to attend to, visit, muster, appoint
... A primitive root; to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy,
to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc. ...
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Library

For a Female Friendly Society.
... ORIGINAL HYMNS HYMN CCLXXXV. For a Female Friendly Society. 8.8.8.8 James Montgomery.
For a Female Friendly Society. Our soul shall magnify the Lord,. ...
/.../montgomery/sacred poems and hymns/hymn cclxxxv for a female.htm

A Friendly Conference.
... Book VIII. Chapter III."A Friendly Conference. But Peter, walking along leisurely
while conversing, was looking out for a suitable place for a conference. ...
/.../unknown/recognitions of clement /chapter iii a friendly conference.htm

RB Unto the Friendly Reader Wisheth Salvation.
... RB Unto the Friendly Reader wisheth Salvation. FORASMUCH as that, which
above all things I propose to myself, is to declare and ...
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Ep. Xci. A Letter of no Great Importance, Except as Shewing the ...
... Division III. Miscellaneous Letters. Ep. XCI. A letter of no great importance,
except as shewing the friendly feelings which Gregory continued� ...
/.../cyril/select letters of saint gregory nazianzen/ep xci a letter of.htm

I Shall Now Only Add this Friendly Hint to the Doctor...
... Address 74: I shall now only add this friendly hint to the doctor� I shall
now only add this friendly hint to the doctor, that ...
/.../address 74 0 0 i shall now.htm

The Wicked Heart Set to do Evil.
... `O,' says that fond mother, `I think my daughter is friendly to religion.
Do you think she is converted?' O no, not converted, but ...
/.../finney/sermons on gospel themes/viii the wicked heart set.htm

Europeans in India.
... The intercourse is generally courteous, in not a few cases friendly, and they
talk freely with each other on a great variety of subjects. ...
/.../chapter xxx europeans in india.htm

General Conference of 1824
... had last visited us, in 1804, no personal intercourse had been kept up between the
European and American connections, though friendly epistolary salutations ...
/.../chapter 7 general conference of.htm

Of Silent Acquiescence in Heathen Formularies.
... through our ears? At all events, whoever the adjurer is, he binds you to
himself either in friendly or unfriendly conjunction. If in ...
/.../tertullian/on idolatry/chapter xxi of silent acquiescence in.htm

The First Day his Father Resumed his Work, Diamond Went with Him ...
... Nanny. He found him at home. His servant had grown friendly by this time,
and showed him in without any cross-questioning. Mr. Raymond ...
/.../macdonald/at the back of the north wind/chapter 27 the first day.htm

Thesaurus

Friendly (17 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) Appropriate to, or implying, friendship; befitting friends; amicable. 3.
(a.) Not hostile; as, a friendly power or state. ...Friendly (17 Occurrences). ...
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Propitiation (4 Occurrences)
... reference for its comprehension, for the idea was general in religious thought,
that some place and means had to be provided for securing friendly meeting with ...
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Alliance (12 Occurrences)
...Friendly relations ensued between Israel and Judah, during the reign of Jehoshaphat,
which continued to the close of the dynasty of Omri (1 Kings 22:2-4, 50 2 ...
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Kiss (39 Occurrences)
... In the New Testament we have phileo, "to kiss," "to be friendly," and kataphileo,
"to kiss thoroughly," "to be very friendly"-the first in Matthew 26:48 Mark 14 ...
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Onias
... xx.29). This Onias was the recipient of a friendly letter from Areus of Sparta
(1 Maccabees 12:7; see manuscripts readings here, and 12:20). ...
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Friend (139 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) One not inimical or hostile; one not a foe or enemy; also, one of the same
nation, party, kin, etc., whose friendly feelings may be assumed. ...
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Friendliness (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) The condition or quality of being friendly.
Multi-Version Concordance Friendliness (1 Occurrence). ...
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Rei (1 Occurrence)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Friendly, one who maintained true allegiance to king David
(1 Kings 1:8) when Adonijah rebelled. Noah Webster's Dictionary. ...
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Admonition (8 Occurrences)
... (n.) Gentle or friendly reproof; counseling against a fault or error; expression
of authoritative advice; friendly caution or warning. ...
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Sparrow (4 Occurrences)
... Sparrows are small brown and gray birds of friendly habit that swarm over the northern
part of Palestine, and West of the Sea of Galilee, where the hills ...
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Bible Concordance

Friendly (17 Occurrences)

Acts 12:20 Now the people of Tyre and Sidon had incurred Herod's violent displeasure. So they sent a large deputation to wait on him; and having secured the good will of Blastus, his treasurer, they begged the king to be friendly with them again, because their country was dependent on his for its food supply.
(WEY)

Acts 19:31 A few of the public officials, too, who were friendly to him, sent repeated messages entreating him not to venture into the Theatre.
(WEY)

Acts 21:19 After exchanging friendly greetings, Paul told in detail all that God had done among the Gentiles through his instrumentality.
(WEY)

Acts 28:7 Now in the country surrounding that place were the lands belonging to the chief man of the island, by name Publius, who received us and gave us hospitality three days in a very friendly way.
(DBY)

Romans 15:7 Habitually therefore give one another a friendly reception, just as Christ also has received you, and thus promote the glory of God.
(WEY)

Hebrews 11:31 By faith, Rahab the prostitute, didn't perish with those who were disobedient, having received the spies in peace.
(See RSV)

James 4:4 You unfaithful women, do you not know that friendship with the world means enmity to God? Therefore whoever is bent on being friendly with the world makes himself an enemy to God.
(WEY)

Genesis 31:2 Jacob saw the expression on Laban's face, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.
(See NAS)

Genesis 31:5 and said to them, "I see the expression on your father's face, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father has been with me.
(See NAS)

Genesis 34:21 "These men are peaceful with us. Therefore let them live in the land and trade in it. For behold, the land is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 37:4 His brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, and they hated him, and couldn't speak peaceably to him.
(See NAS)

Judges 4:17 However Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite; for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.
(See NIV)

Judges 19:3 And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto her, and to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses: and she brought him into her father's house: and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.
(KJV)

Ruth 2:13 Then she said, Let me find favor in thy sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens.
(KJV)

1 Kings 5:1 Now Hiram, king of Tyre, hearing that Solomon had been made king in place of his father, sent his servants to him; for Hiram had ever been a friend to David.
(See NIV)

Proverbs 18:24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Proverbs 22:24 Shew not thyself friendly with an angry man, And with a man of fury go not in,
(YLT)

Subtopics

Friendly

Related Terms

Propitiation (4 Occurrences)

Alliance (12 Occurrences)

Kiss (39 Occurrences)

Onias

Friend (139 Occurrences)

Friendliness (1 Occurrence)

Rei (1 Occurrence)