Greek word
philéō
φιλέω
What it means
to be a friend to), i.e. have affection for (denoting personal attachment, as a matter of sentiment or feeling
to be a friend to (fond of (an individual or an object)), i.e. have affection for (denoting personal attachment, as a matter of sentiment or feeling; while agapáō (ἀγαπάω) is wider, embracing especially the judgment and the deliberate assent of the will as a matter of principle, duty and propriety: the two thus stand related very much as thélō (θέλω) and boúlomai (βούλομαι), or as thymós (θυμός) and noûs (νοῦς) respectively; the former being chiefly of the heart and the latter of the head); specially, to kiss (as a mark of tenderness)
Where it comes from
from phílos (φίλος)