Courteous, Courteously - Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words

Courteous, Courteously

[ A-1,Adjective,G5391, tapeinophron ]
lowly-minded," is used in 1 Peter 3:8, "be courteous," AV (RV, "humble-minded").

[ B-1,Adverb,G5390, philophronos ]
lit., "friendly," or, more fully, "with friendly thoughtfulness" (philos, "friend," phren, "the mind"), is found in Acts 28:7, of the hospitality showed by Publius to Paul and his fellow-shipwrecked travelers. Note: Some mss. have the corresponding adjective philophron, "courteous," in 1 Peter 3:8; the most authentic mss. have tapeinophron, "humble-minded."

[ B-2,Adverb,G5364, philanthropos ]
is translated "courteously" in Acts 27:3, AV; RV, "kindly" (Eng., "philanthropically"). See KINDLY.

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