The noun philadelphia is derived from the word phileō. Translated from the Greek
philadelphia means "brother or sister love. It is about the mutual caring love that exists in
should be a family between a brother and sister. Jesus chose to bring disciples from all
backgrounds together. Their interaction with each other was considered the interaction of brothers
and sisters. Because of this, the apostles frequently speak of "brotherly love" (philadelphia).
"Let brotherly love abide" (Heb. 13:1) or "Be ye in brotherly love one to another.
(Rom. 12:10). Christians frequently chose to name their churches Philadelphia, which
reminded them of this mutual sisterly and brotherly love.