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0080 – ἀδελφός (adelphos)

brother


Type:
Noun
mask. ♂
Category:  Human  Family
Greek: ἀδελφός (adelphos)
Pronunciation: ad-el-fos    Listen
Gematria: 616(1 + 4 + 5 + 30 + 500 + 70 + 6)    words with the same gematria
Origin: From G0001 (as a connective particle) and delphus (the womb)
Usage: 343 times in NA, 345 times in TR     

Description

  1. A brother, whether born of the same two parents or only of the same father or mother.
  2. Having the same national ancestor, belonging to the same people, or countryman.
  3. Any fellow or man.
  4. A fellow believer, united to another by the bond of affection.
  5. An associate in employment or office.
  6. Brethren in Christ.
    1. His brothers by blood.
    2. All men.
    3. Apostles.
    4. Christians, as those who are exalted to the same heavenly place.


Origin

From G0001 (as a connective particle) and delphus (the womb):

άalfaG0001Alpha

Word root

Word with adelphos as root:

ἀδελφήadelpheG0079sister
ἀδελφότηςadelphotesG0081brotherhood
φιλάδελφοςphiladelphosG5361love as brethren
ψευδάδελφοςpseudadelphosG5569false brother

Equivalent Hebrew/Aramaic words

In the Greek Septuagint (LXX) translation, the following Hebrew/Aramaic words have been translated into adelphos :

אָחachH0251brother
אִישׁishH0376man
דּוֹדdodH1730beloved
דֹּדָהdodahH1733aunt
יָבַםjavamH2992be brother-in-law
יָבָםjavamH2993brother-in-law
יְבֵ֫מֶתjevemetH2994sister-in-law
כָּהַןkahanH3547to minister
רֵעַreaH7453neighbor

Alternative forms

Grammatical code shortcode Swedish Quantity
Noun Noun
acc. pl. ♂ accusative plural masculine
N-APM-39
Noun Noun
acc. sing. ♂ accusative singular masculine
N-ASM-41
Noun Noun
dative pl. ♂ dative plural masculine
N-DPM-17
Noun Noun
dative sing. ♂ dative singular masculine
N-DSM-14
Noun Noun
gen. pl. ♂ genitive plural masculine
N-GPM-21
Noun Noun
gen. sing. ♂ genitive singular masculine
N-GSM-17
Noun Noun
nom. pl. ♂ Nominative plural masculine
N-NPM-39
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
N-NSM-43
Noun Noun
vocative pl. ♂ vocative plural masculine
N-VPM-106
Noun Noun
vocative sing. ♂ vocative singular masculine
N-VSM-6


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Usage in NT


Matthew
39
Mark
20
Luke
24
John
14
Acts
57
Romans
19
1 Corinthians
39
2 Corinthians
12
Galatians
11
Ephesians
2
Philippians
9
Colossians
5
1 Thessalonians
19
2 Thessalonians
9
1 Timothy
3
2 Timothy
1
Philemon
4
Hebrews
10
James
19
1 Peter
1
2 Peter
2
1 John
15
3 John
3
Jude
1
Revelation
5
Total    343

References (343 occurances in 317 verses), below 250 verses are shown at a time




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