ΑΔΕΛΦΗ, αδελφη
ADELPHĒ, adelphē
Sounds Like: ah-del-FEE
Translations: sister, a sister
From the root: ΑΔΕΛΦΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a female sibling, a woman born of the same parents as another person. It can also be used more broadly to refer to a close female associate, a fellow Christian woman, or a female member of a community. It is used in sentences to denote a female relationship.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Vocative, or Dative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G0080 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Leviticus — 21:3
- Tobit — 5:22, 6:19, 7:12, 7:15, 8:4, 10:6, 10:13
- Song of Solomon — 4:9, 4:10, 4:12, 5:1, 5:2, 8:8
- Matthew — 12:50
- Mark — 3:35
- Luke — 10:39, 10:40
- John — 11:39, 19:25
- 1 Corinthians — 7:15
- Philemon — 1:2
- James — 2:15
- Shepherd of Hermas — 6:3
From the same root
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