Dictionary entry

φίλημα

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

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").†