kiss, kissing
Old Testament, Hebrew: nashaq (naw-shak')—to kiss, literally or figuratively (touch)
Greek words translated as “kiss” in the New Testament:
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philema (fil'-ay-mah)—kiss (e.g., 2 Cor 13:12; Luke 7:45a)
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kataphileo (kat-af-ee-leh'-o)—to kiss earnestly (e.g, Luke 7:45b
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phileo (fil-eh'-o)—“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 agapao 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 thelo and boulomahee, or as thumos and nous respectively; the former being chiefly of the heart and the latter of the head); specially to kiss (as a mark of tenderness):—kiss, love.” (e.g., Mark 14:44) —Strong's Dictionary
Various types of kisses are mentioned in the Bible, including a kiss…
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…of affection (Gen. 27:26,27; 29:13; Luke 7:38, 45)
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…of reconciliation (Gen. 33:4; 2 Sam. 14:33)
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…of leave-taking (Gen. 31:28, 55; Ruth 1:14; 2 Sam. 19:39)
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…of homage (Ps. 2:12; 1 Sam. 10:1)
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Kiss between parents and children (Gen. 27:26; 31:28, 55; 48:10; 50:1; Ex. 18:7; Ruth 1:9, 14)
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Kiss between male relatives (Gen. 29:13; 33:4; 45:15)
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Kisses accompanied social worship as a symbol of brotherly love (Rom. 16:16; 1 Cor. 16:20; 2 Cor. 13:12; 1 Thess. 5:26; 1 Pet. 5:14).
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The worship of idols was by kissing the image or the hand toward the image (1 Kings 19:18; Hos. 13:2).
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