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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)
Dictionary Aids

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, (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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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 24 times in 24 verses in the TR Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:50 -

“For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:56 -

“And his sisters, aren’t they all with us? So where does he get all these things? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:29 -

“And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother[fn] or children or fields because of my name will receive a hundred times more and will inherit eternal life.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:35 -

“Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:3 -

“Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And aren’t his sisters here with us? ” So they were offended by him.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:29 -

“Truly I tell you,” Jesus said, “there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father[fn] or children or fields for my sake and for the sake of the gospel,

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:30 -

“who will not receive a hundred times more, now at this time ​— ​houses, brothers and sisters, mothers and children, and fields, with persecutions ​— ​and eternal life in the age to come.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:39 -

She had a sister named Mary, who also sat at the Lord’s[fn] feet and was listening to what he said.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:40 -

But Martha was distracted by her many tasks, and she came up and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to serve alone? So tell her to give me a hand.”[fn]

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 BoxJhn 11:1 -

Now a man was sick ​— ​Lazarus from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:3 -

So the sisters sent a message to him: “Lord, the one you love is sick.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:5 -

Now Jesus loved Martha, her sister, and Lazarus.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:28 -

Having said this, she went back and called her sister Mary, saying in private, “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:39 -

“Remove the stone,” Jesus said.

Martha, the dead man’s sister, told him, “Lord, there is already a stench because he has been dead four days.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:25 -

Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:16 -

But the son of Paul’s sister, hearing about their ambush, came and entered the barracks and reported it to Paul.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:1 -

I commend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a servant[fn] of the church in Cenchreae.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:15 -

Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:15 -

But if the unbeliever leaves, let him leave. A brother or a sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you[fn] to live in peace.

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:5 -

Don’t we have the right to be accompanied by a believing wife[fn] like the other apostles, the Lord’s brothers, and Cephas?

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:2 -

older women as mothers, and the younger women as sisters with all purity.

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:15 -

If a brother or sister is without clothes and lacks daily food

Unchecked Copy Box2Jo 1:13 -

The children of your elect sister send you greetings.

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