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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 - quicumque enim fecerit voluntatem Patris mei qui in caelis est ipse meus et frater et soror et mater est

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:56

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:56 - et sorores eius nonne omnes apud nos sunt unde ergo huic omnia ista

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:29 - et omnis qui reliquit domum vel fratres aut sorores aut patrem aut matrem aut uxorem aut filios aut agros propter nomen meum centuplum accipiet et vitam aeternam possidebit

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:35 - qui enim fecerit voluntatem Dei hic frater meus et soror mea et mater est

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:3 - nonne iste est faber filius Mariae frater Iacobi et Ioseph et Iudae et Simonis nonne et sorores eius hic nobiscum sunt et scandalizabantur in illo

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:29 - respondens Iesus ait amen dico vobis nemo est qui reliquerit domum aut fratres aut sorores aut matrem aut patrem aut filios aut agros propter me et propter evangelium

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:30 - qui non accipiat centies tantum nunc in tempore hoc domos et fratres et sorores et matres et filios et agros cum persecutionibus et in saeculo futuro vitam aeternam

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:39 - et huic erat soror nomine Maria quae etiam sedens secus pedes Domini audiebat verbum illius

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:40

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:40 - Martha autem satagebat circa frequens ministerium quae stetit et ait Domine non est tibi curae quod soror mea reliquit me solam ministrare dic ergo illi ut me adiuvet

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:26 - si quis venit ad me et non odit patrem suum et matrem et uxorem et filios et fratres et sorores adhuc autem et animam suam non potest esse meus discipulus

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:1 - erat autem quidam languens Lazarus a Bethania de castello Mariae et Marthae sororis eius

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:3 - miserunt ergo sorores ad eum dicentes Domine ecce quem amas infirmatur

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:5 - diligebat autem Iesus Martham et sororem eius Mariam et Lazarum

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:28 - et cum haec dixisset abiit et vocavit Mariam sororem suam silentio dicens magister adest et vocat te

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:39 - ait Iesus tollite lapidem dicit ei Martha soror eius qui mortuus fuerat Domine iam fetet quadriduanus enim est

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:25 - stabant autem iuxta crucem Iesu mater eius et soror matris eius Maria Cleopae et Maria Magdalene

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:16 - quod cum audisset filius sororis Pauli insidias venit et intravit in castra nuntiavitque Paulo

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 16:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:1 - commendo autem vobis Phoebem sororem nostram quae est in ministerio ecclesiae quae est Cenchris

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 16:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:15 - salutate Filologum et Iuliam Nereum et sororem eius et Olympiadem et omnes qui cum eis sunt sanctos

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:15 - quod si infidelis discedit discedat non est enim servituti subiectus frater aut soror in eiusmodi in pace autem vocavit nos Deus

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:5 - numquid non habemus potestatem sororem mulierem circumducendi sicut et ceteri apostoli et fratres Domini et Cephas

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:2 - anus ut matres iuvenculas ut sorores in omni castitate

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:15 - si autem frater aut soror nudi sunt et indigent victu cotidiano

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Jo 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Jo 1:13 - salutant te filii sororis tuae electae
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