φιλανθρωπία
occurs twice in the N.T. (Acts xxviii. 2, and Titus
iii. 4) and is in
the former passage rendered by A.V. “kindness,”
in the latter by “love to man.” The
φιλανθρωπία
of the Maltese barbarians corresponds with the lower classical sense
of kindliness and courtesy. The love of God in Christ to man
introduces practically a new connotation to the word and its
cognates.