*The verb, phi-le'o, meaning "to have affection for, to be fond of, or to like (as one might feel for a close friend or brother)," is often used in the Christian Greek Scriptures (New Testament).
11 Riendli leri nge phi·leʹo, leri vulaka "ku rhandza, ku tsakela kumbe vunakulobye (hilaha munhu a rhandzaka munghana wakwe kumbe makwavo ha kona)," ri tirhisiwa swinene eMatsalweni ya Vukreste ya Xigriki.