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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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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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:50

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:50 - Anyone who does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:56

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:56 - All his sisters live right here among us. Where did he learn all these things?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:29 - And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or property, for my sake, will receive a hundred times as much in return and will inherit eternal life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:35 - Anyone who does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:3 - Then they scoffed, “He’s just a carpenter, the son of Mary[fn] and the brother of James, Joseph,[fn] Judas, and Simon. And his sisters live right here among us.” They were deeply offended and refused to believe in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:29 - “Yes,” Jesus replied, “and I assure you that everyone who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or property, for my sake and for the Good News,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:30 - will receive now in return a hundred times as many houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and property—along with persecution. And in the world to come that person will have eternal life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:39 - Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to what he taught.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:40

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:40 - But Martha was distracted by the big dinner she was preparing. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, doesn’t it seem unfair to you that my sister just sits here while I do all the work? Tell her to come and help me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:26 - “If you want to be my disciple, you must hate everyone else by comparison—your father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:1 - A man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany with his sisters, Mary and Martha.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:3 - So the two sisters sent a message to Jesus telling him, “Lord, your dear friend is very sick.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:5 - So although Jesus loved Martha, Mary, and Lazarus,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:28 - Then she returned to Mary. She called Mary aside from the mourners and told her, “The Teacher is here and wants to see you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:39 - “Roll the stone aside,” Jesus told them.
But Martha, the dead man’s sister, protested, “Lord, he has been dead for four days. The smell will be terrible.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:25 - Standing near the cross were Jesus’ mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary (the wife of Clopas), and Mary Magdalene.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:16 - But Paul’s nephew—his sister’s son—heard of their plan and went to the fortress and told Paul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 16:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:1 - I commend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a deacon in the church in Cenchrea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 16:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:15 - Give my greetings to Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister, and to Olympas and all the believers[fn] who meet with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:15 - (But if the husband or wife who isn’t a believer insists on leaving, let them go. In such cases the Christian husband or wife[fn] is no longer bound to the other, for God has called you[fn] to live in peace.)

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:5 - Don’t we have the right to bring a Christian wife with us as the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers do, and as Peter[fn] does?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:2 - Treat older women as you would your mother, and treat younger women with all purity as you would your own sisters.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:15 - Suppose you see a brother or sister who has no food or clothing,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Jo 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Jo 1:13 - Greetings from the children of your sister,[fn] chosen by God.
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