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Lexicon :: Strong's G79 - adelphē

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ἀδελφή
Transliteration
adelphē (Key)
Pronunciation
ad-el-fay'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:144,22

Strong’s Definitions

ἀδελφή adelphḗ, ad-el-fay'; feminine of G80; a sister (naturally or ecclesiastically):—sister.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x

The KJV translates Strong's G79 in the following manner: sister (24x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x
The KJV translates Strong's G79 in the following manner: sister (24x).

  1. a full, own sister

  2. one connected by the tie of the Christian religion

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀδελφή adelphḗ, ad-el-fay'; feminine of G80; a sister (naturally or ecclesiastically):—sister.
STRONGS G79:
ἀδελφή, -ῆς, ἡ (see ἀδελφός) (from Aeschylus down), sister;
1. a full, own sister (i. e. by birth): Matthew 19:29; Luke 10:39; John 11:1, 3, 5; John 19:25; Romans 16:15, etc.; respecting the sisters of Christ, mentioned in Matthew 13:56; Mark 6:3, see ἀδελφός, 1.
2. one connected by the tie of the Christian religion: 1 Corinthians 7:15; 1 Corinthians 9:5; Philemon 1:2 L T Tr WH; James 2:15; with a subjective genitive, a Christian woman especially dear to one, Romans 16:1.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
13:56; 19:29
Mark
6:3
Luke
10:39
John
11:1; 11:3; 11:5; 19:25
Romans
16:1; 16:15
1 Corinthians
7:15; 9:5
Philemon
1:2
James
2:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G79 matches the Greek ἀδελφή (adelphē),
which occurs 26 times in 26 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:50

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:50 - “For [fn]whoever does the will of My Father who is in heaven [by believing in Me, and following Me] is My brother and sister and mother.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:56

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:56 - “And His sisters, are they not [living here] among us? Where then did this Man get all this [wisdom and power]?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:29 - “And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother [fn]or children or farms for My name’s sake will receive many times as much, and will inherit eternal life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:32 - A crowd was sitting around Him, and they said to Him, “Look! Your mother and Your brothers are outside asking for You.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:35 - For [fn]whoever does the will of God [by believing in Me, and following Me], he is My brother and sister and mother.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:3 - “Is this not the carpenter, [fn]the son of Mary, and the brother of [fn]James and Joses and [fn]Judas and Simon? Are His sisters not here with us?” And they were [deeply] offended by Him [and their disapproval blinded them to the fact that He was anointed by God as the Messiah].

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:29 - Jesus said, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, there is no one who has given up a house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or farms, for My sake and for the gospel’s sake,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:30 - who will not receive a hundred times as much now in the present age—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and farms—along with persecutions; and in the age to come, eternal life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:39 - She had a sister named Mary, who seated herself at the Lord’s feet and was continually listening to His teaching.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:40

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:40 - But Martha was very busy and distracted with all of her serving responsibilities; and she approached Him and said, “Lord, is it of no concern to You that my sister has left me to do the serving alone? Tell her to help me and do her part.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:26 - “If anyone comes to Me, and does not [fn]hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life [in the sense of indifference to or relative disregard for them in comparison with his attitude toward God]—he cannot be My disciple.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:1 -

Now a certain man named Lazarus was sick. He was from [fn]Bethany, the village where Mary and her sister Martha lived.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:3 - So the sisters sent word to Him, saying, “Lord, he [our brother and Your friend] whom You love is sick.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:5 - Now Jesus loved and was concerned about Martha and her sister and Lazarus [and considered them dear friends].

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:28 -

After she had said this, she left and called her sister Mary, privately whispering [to her], “The Teacher is here and is asking for you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:39 - Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to Him, “Lord, by this time there will be an offensive odor, for he has been dead four days! [It is hopeless!]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:25 - So the soldiers did these things.

But standing by the cross of Jesus were His mother, His mother’s sister [[fn]Salome], [fn]Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:16 -

But the son of Paul’s sister heard of their [planned] ambush, and he went to the barracks and told Paul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:1 -

Now I introduce and commend to you our sister [fn]Phoebe, a deaconess (servant) of the church at [fn]Cenchrea,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 16:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:15 - Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all [fn]God’s people who are with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:15 - But if the unbelieving partner leaves, let him leave. In such cases the [remaining] brother or sister is not [spiritually or morally] bound. But God has called us to [fn]peace.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:5 - Have we not the right to take along with us a believing wife, as do the rest of the apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas (Peter)?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:2 - to older women as mothers, to younger women as sisters, in all purity [being careful to maintain appropriate relationships].

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Unchecked Copy Box Phm 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:2 - and to [your wife] Apphia our sister, and to [fn]Archippus our fellow soldier [in ministry], and to the [fn]church that meets in your [fn]house:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:15 - If a brother or sister is without [adequate] clothing and lacks [enough] food for each day,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Jo 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Jo 1:13 -

The children of your elect (chosen) sister greet you.

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