Strong G80ἀδελφός

brother

Transliteration
adelphos
Pronunciation
ad-el-fos'
Morphology
Greek Noun (Masculine)

Definition

From G1 (as a connective particle) and δελφύς delphus (the womb); a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like [H1]): - brother.

Detailed definition

ἀδελφός, -οῦ, ὁ
(ἀ- copul., δελφύς, womb),
in cl., a brother, born of the same parent or parents. [In LXX (Hort, Ja., 102f.), for אָח;]
1. lit. of a brother (Gen.4:2, al.).

2. Of a neighbour (Lev.19:17).

3. Of a member of the same nation (Exo.2:14, Deu.15:3). In NT in each of these senses (1. Mat.1:2, al.; 2. Mat.7:3; 3. Rom.9:3) and also,

4. of a fellow-Christian: 1Co.1:1, Act.9:30. This usage finds illustration in π., where ἀ. is used of members of a pagan religious community (M, Th., I, 1:4; MM, VGT, see word). The ἀδελφοὶ τ. Κυρίου (Mat.12:46-49 13:55 28:10, Mrk.3:31-34, Luk.8:19-21, Jhn.2:12 7:3, 5 10 20:17, Act.1:14, 1Co.9:5) may have been sons of Joseph and Mary (Mayor, Ja., Intr. viff.; DB, i, 320ff.) or of Joseph by a former marriage (Lft., Gal., 252ff.; DCG, i, 232ff.), but the view of Jerome, which makes ἀ. equivalent to ἀνεψιός, is inconsistent with Greek usage. (Cremer, 66.)
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In the Bible

Strong G80 appears in 319 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • brethren224
  • brother101
  • to6
  • unto5
  • of2
  • in1
  • that1
  • the1
  • way1
  • with1

First verses

  1. Matthew 1:2
    Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;
  2. Matthew 1:11
    And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:
  3. Matthew 4:18
    And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
  4. Matthew 4:21
    And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.
  5. Matthew 5:22
    But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
  6. Matthew 5:23
    Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
  7. Matthew 5:24
    Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
  8. Matthew 5:47
    And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
  9. Matthew 7:3
    And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
  10. Matthew 7:4
    Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
  11. Matthew 7:5
    Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.
  12. Matthew 10:2
    Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
  13. Matthew 10:21
    And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.
  14. Matthew 12:46
    While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.
  15. Matthew 12:47
    Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.
  16. Matthew 12:48
    But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?
  17. Matthew 12:49
    And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
  18. Matthew 12:50
    For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
  19. Matthew 13:55
    Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
  20. Matthew 14:3
    For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀδελφός [ᾰ],
(ἀ- copulative, δελφύς, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 510b13)]; compare ἀγάστωρ) properly, son of the same mother:
I as substantive, ἀδελφός, ὁ, vocative ἄδελφ; Epic dialect, Ionic dialect, and Lyric poetry ἀδελφεός (genitive -ειοῦ in [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus is for -εόο), Cretan dialect ἀδελφιός, ἀδευφιός, “Leg.Gort.” 2.21, “Mon.Ant.” 18.319)]:—brother, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, etc.)]; ἀδελφοί brother and sister, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Electra” 536)]; so of the Ptolemies, θεοὶ ἀδελφοί[Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Herodas Mimographus 1.30, “OGI” 50.2 (3rd c.BC), etc.)]; ἀπ᾽ ἀμφοτέρων ἀδελφεός[LXX+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.97: proverbial, χαλεποὶ πόλεμοι ἀδελφῶν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 975: _metaphorically_, ἀ. γέγονα σειρήνων LXX.Job.30.29.)]
I.2 kinsman,[LXX (LXX.Gen.13.8, +others)]; tribesman, Ex.[Refs (2.11, +others)]
I.3 colleague, associate, [Refs (PTeb. 1.12, “IG” 12 (9).906.19 (from Chalcis))]; member of a college, [Refs ([prev. work]14.956.)]
I.4 term of address, used by kings, [LXX+2nd c.BC+ (“OGI” 138.3 (from Philae), 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Antiquitates Judaicae” 13.2.2, etc.; generally, LXX.Jdt.7.30; especially in letters, “PPar.” 48 (2nd c.BC))], etc.:—as a term of affection, applicable by wife to husband, [LXX+2nd c.BC+ (LXX.Tob.10.12, “PLond.” 1.42.1 (2nd c.BC), etc.)]
I.5 brother (as a fellow Christian), [NT (NT.Matt.12.50, NT.Act.9.30, +others)]; of other religious communities, e.g. Serapeum, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“PPar.” 42.1 (2nd c.BC),compare “PTaur.” 1.1.20.)]
I.6 metaphorically, of things, fellow, ἀνὴρ τῷ ἀ. προσκολληθήσεται, of Leviathan's scales, [LXX (LXX.Job.41.8.)]
II adjective, ἀδελφός, ή, όν, brotherly or sisterly, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 811, etc.)]; φύσιν ἀ. ἔχοντες, of Hephaistos and Athena, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Critias” 109c.)]
II.2 generally, of anything double, twin, in pairs, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Mem.” 2.3.19)]:—also, akin, cognate, μαθήματα[Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Archytas Tarentinus Philosophus 1; ἀ. νόμοις 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 683a: mostly with _genitive_, ἀδελφὰ τῶνδε 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 192; ἡ δὲ μωρία μάλιστ᾽ ἀ. τῆς πονηρίας ἔφυ [prev. author] “fragment” 925; frequently in 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus, “Phd.” 108b, “Cra.” 418e, +others, compare 4th c.BC: Hyperides Orator “Epitaphius” 35: with _dative_, ἀδελφὰ τούτοισι 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1262, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 210b.)]