ἀδελφός adelphos

Greek word for “brother” · Strong’s G80 · used 343 times in 317 verses

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Meaning

ἀδελφός, -οῦ, ὁ; (ἀ- copul., δελφύς, womb);

How it is translated

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

• brothers 213
• brother 118
• brothers — 2
• brothers? 2
• our brothers 2
• some brothers 1
• before your brother 1
• brothers! 1
• our brother 1
• his brothers 1
• his brother 1

Where it is used

Also in 13 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Acts 15 (10), 1 Thessalonians 5 (7), 1 John 3 (7), Mark 3 (6), Acts 7 (6), Matthew 12 (5), John 11 (5), 1 Corinthians 7 (5), 1 Corinthians 15 (5), James 5 (5)

Forms

• ἀδελφοί 107
• ἀδελφὸν 32
• ἀδελφὸς 30
• ἀδελφοὶ 30
• ἀδελφοὺς 26
• ἀδελφῶν 21
• ἀδελφοῦ 17
• ἀδελφοῖς 17
• ἀδελφῷ 14
• ἀδελφούς 13

Words used with it

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

• μήτηρ mētēr “mother” 20
• παρακαλέω parakaleō “to plead/comfort” 21
• κατά kata “according to” 28
• περί peri “about” 23
• Ἰάκωβος Iakōbos “James” 14
• ἐάν ean “if” 22
• ἀνήρ anēr “man” 18
• ἤ ē “or” 19
• ἀγαπητός agapētos “beloved” 13
• γυνή gunē “woman” 17
• ἀδελφή adelphē “sister” 11
• μετά meta “with/after” 21

Key verses

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

• 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,…
• Matthew 25:40 — And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it…
• John 20:17 — Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father;…
• Romans 12:1 — I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable…
• 1 Corinthians 15:58 — Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in…
• Philippians 4:8 — Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are…
• 1 Thessalonians 4:1 — Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye…
• 2 Thessalonians 2:13 — But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through…
• Hebrews 3:1 — Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;
• James 1:19 — Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
• James 2:5 — Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
• Revelation 19:10 — And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus:…

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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.