Love and Loyalty

II. רֵעַ [רֵיעַ]187 n.m. Pr 17:17 friend, companion, fellow; ר׳ abs. 2 S 13:3 +, cstr. 1 Ch 27:33; sf. רֵעִי Jb 31:9 +, רֵעֲךָ Dt 5:17 +, רֵעֶ֑ךָ Ex 2:13 +, also רֵעֶיךָ 2 S 12:11 (sg.; Ges§ 93 ss), רֵעֵ֫הוּ (Ges§ 84 a i) Gn 11:3 + 114 times, רֵעוֹ Je 6:21, רֵעָהּ 3:20; pl. רֵעִים Je 3:1 +, cstr. רֵעֵי Jb 2:11; sf. רֵעָיו 32:3, רֵעֵ֫הוּ (Ges§ 91 k) 42:10; 1 S 30:26, רֵי֣עֲכֶם Jb 6:27, etc.; 1. friend Gn 38:12, 20 (J), 1 S 30:26; 2 S 13:3; 1 K 16:11 (𝔊 om.); רִעֲךָ אֲשֶׁר כְּנַפְשְׁךָ Dt 13:7, מֶתֶק רֵעֵהוּ Pr 27:9 (text dub., v. Toy); Mi 7:5 (‖ אַלּוּף), Je 9:3 (‖ אָח), 19:9 La 1:2 (+ אֹהֲבֶיהָ), ψ 35:14 (‖ אָח) + 3 times ψψ; especially Jb 2:11; 6:14 + 8 times Jb, Pr 17:17; 18:24 + 8 times Pr (12:26 v. מֵרֵעַ infr.), Ct 5:1 (‖ דּוֹדִים); associates Zc 3:8; term. techn. ר׳ הַמֶּלֶךְ 1 Ch 27:33 (v. רֵעֶה), cf. 2 S 16:17(×2); of lover Ct 5:16 (‖ דּוֹדִי), husband Je 3:20, paramours Ho 3:1; Je 3:1; metaph. רֵעֲ לִבְנוֹת יַעֲנָה Jb 30:29 (‖ אָת לְתַנִּים). 2. in weaker sense, fellow, fellow-citizen even another person, with whom one stands in recipr. relations, Ex 2:13; 20:16, 17(×3); (Gi v 13:14(×3)); = Dt 5:17, 18(×3); Ex 21:14; 22:7, 8, 10, 25 (all E), Lv 19:13, 16, 18; 20:10 (all H), Dt 4:42; 15:2(×2) + 11 times Dt, Jos 20:5 (D), Ju 7:14; Je 9:7; 22:13; 29:23; Ez 18:6, 11, 15; 22:11, 12; Hb 2:15; Jb 16:21; Ru 4:7 ψ 15:3; 28:3; 101:5 Pr 3:28, 29; 6:1 (‖ זָר!) + 18 times Pr; שָׁכֵן וְרֵעוֹ Je 6:21; 1 S 15:28 hath given (the kingdom) to thy fellow, = another than thou, so 28:17; 2 S 12:11; so also אִישׁ … רֵעֵהוּ a (given, certain) man over against his fellow (diff. from 3) Ex 21:18, 35; 22:6, 9, 13; 33:11 (all E), Dt 19:11; 22:26; Ju 7:13; 1 K 8:31; 20:35 Je 7:5; 1 Ch 6:22; Ru 3:14; Ec 4:4; similarly שָׂעִיר אֶל־רֵעֵהוּ Is 34:14. 3. in recipr., phr. אִישׁ … רֵעֵחוּ Gn 11:3 they said one to another (אִישׁ distrib.), each the speech of the other v 7, absent one from the other 31:49, cf. 43:33 (all J), Ex 11:2; 18:7, 16; 32:27 (all E), Ju 6:29; 7:22; 10:18; 2 S 2:16(×2) + 4 times 1 S, 2 K 3:23; 7:3, 9; 2 Ch 20:23; Is 3:5 (‖ אִישׁ בְּאִישׁ), 13:8; 19:2 (‖ אִישׁ בְּאָחִיו), 41:6; Je 5:8 + 11 times Je, Ez 33:26; Zc 3:10 + 6 times Zc (11:6 read רֹעֵהוּ StaZAW i (1881), 26), Mal 3:16; John 1:7; so of things Gn 15:10 (J).—i. רֵעַ v. רוּעַ" dir="rtl" >רוע; iii. רֵעַ⁴" dir="rtl" >רֵעַ v. iii. רעה" dir="rtl" >רעה.

πλήσι-ος, α, ον, Boeotian dialect πλᾱτίος Refs: (πέλας, πελάζω):— near, close to, with genitive, πλησίοι ἀλλήλων variant in Refs 8th c.BC+ __2 with dative, πλησίοι ἀλλήλοισι Refs 8th c.BC+ __3 absolutely, near, neighbouring, πλησίαι αἵ γ᾽ ἥσθην Refs 8th c.BC+: substantive, neighbour, ἰδὼν ἐς π. ἄλλον Refs 8th c.BC+ __II adverb πλησίον, Aeolic dialect πλάσιον [ᾱ] Refs 7th c.BC+; Doric dialect πλᾱτίον: ={πέλας}, near, hard by, with genitive, τὰ μὲν κατέθεντ᾽ ἐπὶ γαίῃ π. ἀλλήλων Refs 8th c.BC+; κεῖται στενωποῦ π. Refs 5th c.BC+ __II.2 with the Article, ὁ πλησίον (i.e. ὤν) one's neighbour, Refs 6th c.BC+; Doric dialect, ὁ πλατίον Refs 5th c.BC+; ὁ π. παράδεισος, αἱ π. κῶμαι, etc., Refs 5th c.BC+ __III superlative -αίτατος Refs adverb -αιτέρωRefs 5th c.BC+; -αίτερον Refs 5th c.BC+: superlative -αίταταRefs: later comparative -έστεροςRefs 6th c.AD+. adverb -έστερονLXX+4th c.AD+—The adjective is poetry and Ionic dialect; in Attic dialect Prose only the adverb is found.

† [עָמִית] n.m. Lv 19:17; 25:15 associate, fellow, relation (perhaps orig. f. abstr. association, cf. פֶּחָה);—always sf.: גֶּבֶר עֲמִיתִי Zc 13:7 a man (who is) my fellow; elsewhere only Lv: עֲמִיתוֹ 5:21(×2); recipr. אִישׁ בַּעֲמִיתוֹ 19:11; 24:19, cf. 25:17; עֲמִיתְךָ 18:20, עֲמִיתֶ֑ךָ 19:15, 17; 25:14(×2), 15.

† [מֵרֵעַ] n.m. friend, companion (strange formation; orig. dub.; Wetzst Syriac Dreschtafel, ZEthnol. 1873, 289 cp. مرياع miryâʿ, name of bell-wether among Syriac nomads (proposes [inseparable] companion), and der. from ריע, proposes closely joined; cf. Gerber 97, 162);—sf. מֵרֵעֵ֫הוּ Gn 26:26 +, מְרֵעֵ֫הוּ Pr 19:7, מֵרֵעֶ֑ךָ Ju 15:2; pl. מֵרֵעִים 14:11;—companion, confidential friend, Gn 26:26 (J; cf. רֵעֶה); of bridegroom’s escort Ju 14:11; ‘bestman’ (GFM) v 20; 15:2, 6; more gen. friends (‖ אחים) 2 S 3:8 Pr 19:7; 12:26 is dub., Död Hi De al. מִרְעֵהוּ; Toy conj. poss. מֵרָעָה (יָסֻר), v. further תור.

φῐλᾰδελφ-ία, ἡ, brotherly love, Refs 1st c.AD+; in NT, love of the brethren, NT

† I. רְעוּת n.f. fellow (-woman);—sf. in recipr. phr. אִשָּׁה מֵאֵת רְעוּתָהּ Ex 11:2 (E) each from her fellow (‖ אִישׁ מֵאֵת רֵעֵהוּ, cf. ii. רֵעַ 3); cf. Je 9:19; of birds of prey (דַּוּוֹת) Is 34:15 cf. v 16; people under fig. of sheep Zc 11:9; רְעוּתָהּ Est 1:19 = another than she (cf. 1 S 15:28 ii. רֵעַ 2).

φῐλᾰδελφ-ος, ον, loving one's brother or sister, brotherly, sisterly, φ. δάκρυα Refs 5th c.BC+; of persons, Refs 5th c.BC+: superlative, Refs; frequently as a title of kings, as of Ptolemy Il and Arsinoe, Refs; of Ptolemy XIII, Refs 2nd c.BC+, etc.; τῆς Φ. Κύπριδος, of Arsinoe, Refs 3rd c.BC+; of Antoninus and Verus, Refs 1st c.BC+ adverb -φως Scholia S. [prev. cited] __2 in NT, loving the brethren, NT __II φιλάδελφον, τό, mock orange, Philadelphus coronarius, Refs 2nd c.AD+ __III φιλάδελφοι, οἱ, name of fabulous stones, Ps.-Refs 1st c.AD+

φίλ-ανδρος, ον, loving men; of a country, loving its men, πέδον Refs 4th c.BC+ __II loving masculine habits, of Atalanta, Refs 5th c.BC+ __II.2 of women, lewd, Refs 5th c.BC+ __II.3 loving one's husband, NT+1st c.AD+ adverb -ρως, ἔζησεRefs

φῐλόστοργ-ος, ον, (στέργω, στοργή) loving tenderly, affectionate, frequently of family affection, Refs 5th c.BC+; of a nurse, Refs 2nd c.AD+; of horses, Refs 4th c.BC+; title of two queens named Athenais, NT+1st c.AD+: comparative, nihil -ότερονRefs 1st c.BC+: superlative, -οτάτη διαφερόντως πρός τινα Refs 5th c.BC+. adverb -γωςRefs 4th c.BC+; φ. ἔχειν πρός.. Refs 1st c.AD+; literae φ. scriptae, Refs 1st c.BC+: comparative -ότερονRefs: superlative -όταταRefs 4th c.AD+

φῐλότεκν-ος, ον, loving one's children or offspring, NT+5th c.BC+: comparative, αἱ μητέρες -ότεραι Refs 4th c.BC+; superlative -ότατοςRefs 1st c.AD+