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Lexicon :: Strong's G80 - adelphos

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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.
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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 343 times in 317 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 2 / 7 (Luk 6:14–Act 11:1)

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:14 -

Simon, whom he also named Peter, and Andrew his brother; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew;

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:41 -

“Why do you look at the splinter in your brother’s eye, but don’t notice the beam of wood in your own eye?

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:42 -

“Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the splinter that is in your eye,’ when you yourself don’t see the beam of wood in your eye? Hypocrite! First take the beam of wood out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the splinter in your brother’s eye.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:19 -

Then his mother and brothers came to him, but they could not meet with him because of the crowd.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:20 -

He was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:21 -

But he replied to them, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear and do the word of God.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:13 -

Someone from the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:12 -

He also said to the one who had invited him, “When you give a lunch or a dinner, don’t invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors, because they might invite you back, and you would be repaid.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:26 -

“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters ​— ​yes, and even his own life ​— ​he cannot be my disciple.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:27 -

“‘Your brother is here,’ he told him, ‘and your father has slaughtered the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:32 -

“But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ ”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:28 -

“because I have five brothers ​— ​to warn them, so that they won’t also come to this place of torment.’

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:3 -

“Be on your guard. If your brother sins,[fn] rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:29 -

So he said to them, “Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left a house, wife or brothers or sisters, parents or children because of the kingdom of God,

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:28 -

“Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother has a wife, and dies childless, his brother should take the wife and produce offspring for his brother.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:29 -

“Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife and died without children.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:16 -

“You will even be betrayed by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends. They will kill some of you.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:32 -

“But I have prayed for you[fn] that your faith may not fail. And you, when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:40 -

Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard John and followed him.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:41 -

He first found his own brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah”[fn] (which is translated “the Christ”),

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:12 -

After this, he went down to Capernaum, together with his mother, his brothers, and his disciples, and they stayed there only a few days.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:8 -

One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him,

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:3 -

So his brothers said to him, “Leave here and go to Judea so that your disciples can see your works that you are doing.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:5 -

(For not even his brothers believed in him.)

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:10 -

After his brothers had gone up to the festival, then he also went up, not openly but secretly.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:2 -

Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair, and it was her brother Lazarus who was sick.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:19 -

Many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them about their brother.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:21 -

Then Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother wouldn’t have died.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:23 -

“Your brother will rise again,” Jesus told her.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:32 -

As soon as Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and told him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother wouldn’t have died! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:17 -

“Don’t cling to me,” Jesus told her, “since I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them that I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:23 -

So this rumor[fn] spread to the brothers and sisters that this disciple would not die. Yet Jesus did not tell him that he would not die, but, “If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:14 -

They all were continually united in prayer,[fn] along with the women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:15 -

In those days Peter stood up among the brothers and sisters[fn] ​— ​the number of people who were together was about a hundred twenty ​— ​and said,

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:16 -

“Brothers and sisters, it was necessary that the Scripture be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit through the mouth of David foretold about Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:29 -

“Brothers and sisters, I can confidently speak to you about the patriarch David: He is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:37 -

When they heard this, they were pierced to the heart and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what should we do? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:17 -

“And now, brothers and sisters, I know that you acted in ignorance, just as your leaders also did.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:22 -

“Moses said:[fn] The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to everything he tells you.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:3 -

“Brothers and sisters, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and wisdom, whom we can appoint to this duty.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:2 -

“Brothers and fathers,” he replied, “listen: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he settled in Haran,

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:13 -

“The second time, Joseph revealed himself to his brothers, and Joseph’s family became known to Pharaoh.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:23 -

“When he was forty years old, he decided to visit his own people, the Israelites.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:25 -

“He assumed his people would understand that God would give them deliverance through him, but they did not understand.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:26 -

“The next day he showed up while they were fighting and tried to reconcile them peacefully, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers. Why are you mistreating each other? ’

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:37 -

“This is the Moses who said to the Israelites: God[fn] will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:17 -

Ananias went and entered the house. He placed his hands on him and said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road you were traveling, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:30 -

When the brothers found out, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:23 -

Peter then invited them in and gave them lodging.

The next day he got up and set out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa went with him.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:1 -

The apostles and the brothers and sisters who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.


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