Eros is the word used to describe romantic love. Philia is the word used to describe brother-sisterly love shared between peers. Storge is the word used to describe a parent’s love for a child. Agape is the word used to describe the love of God.3 How does the Bible use these terms? In its noun or verb form, the word philia is used fifty-four times in the New Testament. Storge and eros do not occur at all. The word agape occurs a whopping 259 times.
