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Friend

ἑταῖροςStrong’s G2083

hetairos

Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament

In short

Hetairos is the Greek word usually translated “friend”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.

“But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?”
Matthew 20:13 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “friend”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • friend 3

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Matthew 3

1 book in all.

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Greek dictionary

ἑταῖρος hetairos · friend

ἑταῖρος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for רֵעַ and cognate forms, also Sir.11:6 37:2 ff., al. ;] a companion, comrade: Mat.11:16 (WH, ἑτέροις); voc., as term of address, my friend: Mat.20:13 22:12 26:50.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “friend” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

FRIEND, noun

frend.

  1. One who is attached to another by affection; one who entertains for another sentiments of esteem, respect and affection, which lead him to desire his company, and to seek to promote his happiness and prosperity; opposed to foe or enemy.“A friend loveth at all times” Proverbs 17:17
  2. One not hostile; opposed to an enemy in war.
  3. One reconciled after enmity.
  4. An attendant; a companion.
All definitions and other forms of “friend”
  1. A favorer; one who is propitious; as a friend to commerce; a friend to poetry; a friend to charitable institution.
  2. A favorite.
  3. A term of salutation; a familiar compellation.“FRIEND, how camest thou in hither?” Matthew 22:12
  4. Formerly, a paramour.
  5. A friend at court, one who has sufficient interest to serve another.

FRIEND, verb transitive

frend. To favor; to countenance; to befriend; to support or aid. [But we now use befriend.]

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.