ἀδελφή adelphē

Greek word for “sister” · Strong’s G79 · used 26 times in 26 verses

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Meaning

ἀδελφή, -ῆς, ἡ; (ἀδελφός); a sister:, al.; metaphorically (MM, VGT, see word), of a member of the Christian community:, al.;

How it is translated

Glosses given for adelphē in context, with how often each is used:

• sister 16
• sisters 9
• our sister 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

John 11 (5), Mark 3 (2), Mark 10 (2), Luke 10 (2), Romans 16 (2), Matthew 12 (1), Matthew 13 (1), Matthew 19 (1), Mark 6 (1), Luke 14 (1)

Forms

• ἀδελφὴ 7
• ἀδελφὴν 5
• ἀδελφὰς 4
• ἀδελφαὶ 3
• ἀδελφῆς 3
• ἀδελφαί 1
• ἀδελφή 1
• ἀδελφάς 1
• ἀδελφῇ 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with adelphē more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• μήτηρ mētēr “mother” 9
• ἀδελφός adelphos “brother” 11
• Μάρθα Martha “Martha” 4
• Μαρία Maria “Mary” 5
• τέκνον teknon “child” 5
• ἀγρός agros “field” 3
• ἑκατονταπλασίων hekatontaplasiōn “a hundred times” 2
• οἰκία oikia “home” 3
• ἤ ē “or” 4
• Λάζαρος Lazaros “Lazarus” 2
• πατήρ patēr “father” 4
• ἕνεκα heneka, ehineken “because of” 2

Key verses

The verses using adelphē that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• 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.
• Matthew 19:29 — And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an…
• Mark 6:3 — Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were…
• Mark 10:30 — But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the…
• Luke 10:39 — And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word.
• Luke 14:26 — If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my…
• John 11:1 — Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
• John 11:3 — Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
• John 11:28 — And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.
• John 19:25 — Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.
• 1 Corinthians 9:5 — Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
• James 2:15 — If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.