AFFECTION

(See also Brotherly Love [Brotherly Affection]; Friends; Love)

Bible examples: g 12/09 22

David and Jonathan: it-2 102; w90 11/15 11-12; w86 10/1 11-12

Jehovah: w25.10 14-15; w24.01 27; w21.01 21; w04 10/1 19

Paul: w88 10/1 13; km 3/88 1, 3

brotherly affection: it-1 55; w90 12/1 18-19; w88 10/1 10-14; w86 10/1 11-12

discussion: it-1 55

displaying during courtship: w24.05 29; yp2 43; g04 8/22 18; w99 9/1 17-18; fy 24; g94 3/22 16-18; yp 254-255; g89 4/22 21; g89 12/22 30; g88 2/8 20

setting boundaries: w17.11 26; yp2 46-47

expressing: g 12/09 22; w04 10/1 17-18; w99 10/15 11

gestures of affection:

kissing: it-2 177

Greek words: it-1 55

philadelphia (brotherly affection, brotherly love): it-1 55; w16.01 8; w09 7/15 14; w88 10/1 10-14; w86 10/1 11-12

phileo (have affection): it-1 55; it-2 274

philia (affection, friendship): it-1 55; w09 7/15 14; w90 11/15 11-12; w88 10/1 11

philostorgos (have tender affection): it-1 55; w09 7/15 14; w04 10/1 15

splagkhna (tender affections, tender compassions): it-1 55; it-2 646

storge (natural affection): it-1 55; w09 7/15 12-13; w90 11/15 11

Hebrew word: it-1 55

in the congregation:

not necessarily equal for all: w21.01 23-24

‘opening heart wide’ (‘widening out’) (2Co 6:13): lff lesson 56; w17.11 30-31; w09 11/15 20-22; w07 1/1 9-11; w04 10/1 16-17; km 5/04 4

in the family: w11 5/15 8; w02 12/15 26-29

children’s need for expressions of: g 10/09 30; g 12/09 22; w06 11/1 5; w05 4/1 10-11; g02 12/8 28; g00 12/8 6; g98 10/8 29; g97 8/8 3-4, 8; w96 9/1 20; g87 5/22 7; g86 9/22 3-5

to one’s marriage mate: ijwhf articles 3, 29; mwb24.05 9; w15 1/15 30-31; w89 7/15 31

wife’s need for expressions of: w25.01 11, 13; ijwhf article 3; w89 7/15 31; pe 243

natural affection: it-1 55; w09 7/15 12-13; w06 4/1 8; w90 11/15 11

“no natural affection” (2Ti 3:3): ijwbq article 185; w18.01 29; it-1 55; g 10/12 28; w11 5/1 7; w09 7/15 12-13; g 10/09 30; g 10/07 9; w06 7/15 27-28; w06 9/15 5; g97 8/8 6-7; kl 104; g95 4/22 5; w90 11/15 11; g89 3/22 28; g89 10/8 31; w87 1/15 23; g86 12/8 29

relationship to love: it-1 55; it-2 274; w88 10/1 10-11

tender affection: w21.01 20-25; w18.09 16; it-1 55; it-2 646; w09 7/15 14; w04 10/1 14-19