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ἀδελφός
Transliteration
adelphos (Key)
Pronunciation
ad-el-fos'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From ἄλφα (G1) (as a connective particle) and delphus (the womb)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:144,22

Strong’s Definitions

ἀδελφός adelphós, ad-el-fos'; from G1 (as a connective particle) and δελφύς delphýs (the womb); a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like G1):—brother.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 346x

The KJV translates Strong's G80 in the following manner: brethren (226x), brother (113x), brother's (6x), brother's way (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 346x
The KJV translates Strong's G80 in the following manner: brethren (226x), brother (113x), brother's (6x), brother's way (1x).
  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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀδελφός adelphós, ad-el-fos'; from G1 (as a connective particle) and δελφύς delphýs (the womb); a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like G1):—brother.
STRONGS G80:
ἀδελφός, -οῦ, (from α copulative and δελφύς, from the same womb; cf. ἀγάστωρ) [from Homer down];
1. a brother (whether born of the same two parents, or only of the same father or the same mother): Matthew 1:2; Matthew 4:18, and often. That 'the brethren of Jesus,' Matthew 12:46, 47 [but WH only in marginal reading]; Matthew 13:55f; Mark 6:3 (in the last two passages also sisters); Luke 8:19; John 2:12; John 7:3; Acts 1:14; Galatians 1:19; 1 Corinthians 9:5, are neither sons of Joseph by a wife married before Mary (which is the account in the Apocryphal Gospels [cf. Thilo, Cod. Apocr. N. T. i. 362f]), nor cousins, the children of Alphæus or Cleophas [i. e. Clopas] and Mary a sister of the mother of Jesus (the current opinion among the doctors of the church since Jerome and Augustine [cf. Bp. Lightfoot's Commentary on Galatians, diss. ii.]), according to that use of language by which ἀδελφός like the Hebrew אָח denotes any blood-relation or kinsman (Genesis 14:16; 1 Samuel 20:29; 2 Kings 10:13; 1 Chronicles 23:22, etc.), but own brothers, born after Jesus, is clear principally from Matthew 1:25 [only in R G]; Luke 2:7 — where, had Mary borne no other children after Jesus, instead of υἱὸν πρωτότοκον, the expression υἱὸν μονογενῆ would have been used, as well as from Acts 1:14, cf. John 7:5, where the Lord's brethren are distinguished from the apostles.
See further on this point under Ἰάκωβος, 3. [Cf. B. D. under the word Brother; Andrews, Life of our Lord, pp. 104-116; Bib. Sacr. for 1864, pp. 855-869; for 1869, pp. 745-758; Laurent, N. T. Studien, pp. 153-193; McClellan, note on Matthew 13:55.]
2. according to a Hebrew use of אָח (Exodus 2:11; Exodus 4:18, etc.), hardly to be met with in secular authors, having the same national ancestor, belonging to the same people, countryman; so the Jews (as the σπέρμα Ἀβραάμ, υἱοἰ Ἰσραήλ, cf. Acts 13:26; [in Deuteronomy 15:3 opposed to ἀλλότριος, cf. Acts 17:15; Acts 15:12; Philo de septen. § 9 at the beginning]) are called ἀδελφοί: Matthew 5:47; Acts 3:22 (Deuteronomy 18:15); Acts 7:23; 22:5; 28:15, 21; Romans 9:3; in address, Acts 2:29; Acts 3:17; Acts 23:1; Hebrews 7:5.
3. just as in Leviticus 19:17 the word אָח is used interchangeably with רֵַעַ (but, as Leviticus 19:16, 18 show, in speaking of Israelites), so in the sayings of Christ, Matthew 5:22, 24; Matthew 7:3ff, ἀδελφός is used for πλησίον to denote (as appears from Luke 10:29ff) any fellow-man — as having one and the same father with others, viz. God (Hebrews 2:11), and as descended from the same first ancestor (Acts 17:26); cf. Epictetus diss. 1, 13, 3.
4. a fellow-believer, united to another by the bond of affection; so most frequently of Christians, constituting as it were but a single family: Matthew 23:8; John 21:23; Acts 6:3 [Lachmann omits]; Acts 9:30; 11:1; Galatians 1:2; 1 Corinthians 5:11; Philippians 1:14, etc.; in courteous address, Romans 1:13; Romans 7:1; 1 Corinthians 1:10; 1 John 2:7 Rec., and often elsewhere; yet in the phraseology of John it has reference to the new life unto which men are begotten again by the efficiency of a common father, even God: 1 John 2:9ff; 1 John 3:10, 14; etc., cf. 1 John 5:1.
5. an associate in employment or office: 1 Corinthians 1:1; 2 Corinthians 1:1; 2 Corinthians 2:13 (12); Ephesians 6:21; Colossians 1:1.
6. brethren of Christ is used of,
a. his brothers by blood; see 1 above.
b. all men: Matthew 25:40 [Lachmann brackets]; Hebrews 2:11f [others refer these examples to d.]
c. apostles: Matthew 28:10; John 20:17.
d. Christians, as those who are destined to be exalted to the same heavenly δόξα (which see, III. 4 b.) which he enjoys: Romans 8:29.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
14:16
Exodus
2:11; 4:18
Leviticus
19:16; 19:17; 19:18
Deuteronomy
15:3; 18:15
1 Samuel
20:29
2 Kings
10:13
1 Chronicles
23:22
Matthew
1:2; 1:25; 4:18; 5:22; 5:24; 5:47; 7:3; 12:46; 12:47; 13:55; 13:55; 23:8; 25:40; 28:10
Mark
6:3
Luke
2:7; 8:19; 10:29
John
2:12; 7:3; 7:5; 20:17; 21:23
Acts
1:14; 1:14; 2:29; 3:17; 3:22; 6:3; 7:23; 9:30; 11:1; 13:26; 15:12; 17:15; 17:26; 22:5; 23:1; 28:15; 28:21
Romans
1:13; 7:1; 8:29; 9:3
1 Corinthians
1:1; 1:10; 5:11; 9:5
2 Corinthians
1:1; 2:13
Galatians
1:2; 1:19
Ephesians
6:21
Philippians
1:14
Colossians
1:1
Hebrews
2:11; 2:11; 7:5
1 John
2:7; 2:9; 3:10; 3:14; 5:1

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G80 matches the Greek ἀδελφός (adelphos),
which occurs 647 times in 582 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 12 (Gen 4:2–Gen 29:4)

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She also gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel became a shepherd of flocks, but Cain worked the ground.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:8 -

Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.”[fn] And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:9 -

Then the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel? ”

“I don’t know,” he replied. “Am I my brother’s guardian? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:10 -

Then he said, “What have you done? Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground!

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:11 -

“So now you are cursed, alienated from the ground that opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood you have shed.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:21 -

His brother was named Jubal; he was the first[fn] of all who play the lyre and the flute.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:5 -

“And I will require a penalty for your lifeblood;[fn] I will require it from any animal and from any human; if someone murders a fellow human, I will require that person’s life.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:22 -

Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father naked and told his two brothers outside.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:25 -

he said:

Canaan is cursed.

He will be the lowest of slaves to his brothers.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:21 -

And Shem, Japheth’s older brother, also had sons. Shem was the father of all the sons of Eber.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:25 -

Eber had two sons. One was named Peleg,[fn] for during his days the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:5 -

He took his wife, Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated, and the people they had acquired in Haran, and they set out for the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan,

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:8 -

So Abram said to Lot, “Please, let’s not have quarreling between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen, since we are relatives.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:11 -

So Lot chose the entire plain of the Jordan for himself. Then Lot journeyed eastward, and they separated from each other.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:12 -

They also took Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, for he was living in Sodom, and they went on.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:13 -

One of the survivors came and told Abram the Hebrew, who lived near the oaks belonging to Mamre the Amorite, the brother of Eshcol and the brother of Aner. They were bound by a treaty with Abram.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:14 -

When Abram heard that his relative had been taken prisoner, he assembled[fn] his 318 trained men, born in his household, and they went in pursuit as far as Dan.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:16 -

He brought back all the goods and also his relative Lot and his goods, as well as the women and the other people.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:12 -

“This man will be like a wild donkey. His hand will be against everyone, and everyone’s hand will be against him; he will settle near all his relatives.”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:7 -

He said, “Don’t do this evil, my brothers.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:5 -

“Didn’t he himself say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ I did this with a clear conscience[fn] and clean[fn] hands.”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:13 -

“So when God had me wander from my father’s house, I said to her: Show your loyalty to me wherever we go and say about me, ‘He’s my brother.’ ”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:16 -

And he said to Sarah, “Look, I am giving your brother one thousand pieces of silver. It is a verification of your honor[fn] to all who are with you. You are fully vindicated.”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:20 -

Now after these things Abraham was told, “Milcah also has borne sons to your brother Nahor:

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:21 -

“Uz his firstborn, his brother Buz, Kemuel the father of Aram,

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:23 -

And Bethuel fathered Rebekah. Milcah bore these eight to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:15 -

Before he had finished speaking, there was Rebekah ​— ​daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah, the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor ​— ​coming with a jug on her shoulder.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:27 -

and said, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld his kindness and faithfulness from my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives.”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:29 -

Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban, and Laban ran out to the man at the spring.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:48 -

“Then I knelt low, worshiped the LORD, and blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who guided me on the right way to take the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:53 -

Then he brought out objects of silver and gold, and garments, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious gifts to her brother and her mother.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:55 -

But her brother and mother said, “Let the girl stay with us for about ten days. Then she[fn] can go.”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:18 -

And they[fn] settled from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite Egypt as you go toward Asshur.[fn] He[fn] stayed near[fn] all his relatives.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:26 -

After this, his brother came out grasping Esau’s heel with his hand. So he was named Jacob.[fn] Isaac was sixty years old when they were born.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:6 -

Rebekah said to her son Jacob, “Listen! I heard your father talking with your brother Esau. He said,

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:11 -

Jacob answered Rebekah his mother, “Look, my brother Esau is a hairy man, but I am a man with smooth skin.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:23 -

He did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like those of his brother Esau; so he blessed him.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:29 -

May peoples serve you

and nations bow in homage to you.

Be master over your relatives;

may your mother’s sons bow in homage to you.

Those who curse you will be cursed,

and those who bless you will be blessed.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:30 -

As soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob and Jacob had left the presence of his father Isaac, his brother Esau arrived from his hunting.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:35 -

But he replied, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:37 -

But Isaac answered Esau, “Look, I have made him a master over you, have given him all of his relatives as his servants, and have sustained him with grain and new wine. What then can I do for you, my son? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:40 -

You will live by your sword,

and you will serve your brother.

But when you rebel,[fn]

you will break his yoke from your neck.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:41 -

Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau determined in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are approaching; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:42 -

When the words of her older son Esau were reported to Rebekah, she summoned her younger son Jacob and said to him, “Listen, your brother Esau is consoling himself by planning to kill you.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:43 -

“So now, my son, listen to me. Flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran,

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:45 -

“until your brother’s rage turns away from you and he forgets what you have done to him. Then I will send for you and bring you back from there. Why should I lose you both in one day? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:2 -

“Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother’s father. Marry one of the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:5 -

So Isaac sent Jacob to Paddan-aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:1 -

Jacob resumed his journey[fn] and went to the eastern country.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:4 -

Jacob asked the men at the well, “My brothers! Where are you from? ”

“We’re from Haran,” they answered.


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