ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΣ, φιλαδελφος
PHILADELPHOS, philadelphos
Sounds Like: fee-lah-DEL-foss
Translations: brotherly, loving brothers, loving sisters, fond of one's brother, fond of one's sister, a brotherly one
From the root: ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Proper Noun
Explanation: This word is a compound adjective meaning 'loving brothers' or 'loving sisters', often translated as 'brotherly'. It is formed from 'φίλος' (philos), meaning 'dear, beloved, friend', and 'ἀδελφός' (adelphos), meaning 'brother'. It can describe someone who has a strong affection for their siblings or fellow believers. It was also used as an epithet, notably for Ptolemy II Philadelphus, indicating his love for his sister (and wife).
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G5361 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 12 — 2:11
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Maccabees — 15:14
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΕΩΝ — of brothers, of brethren, of those who love their brothers, of those who love their fellow believers
- ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΗΝ — brotherly, sisterly, loving one's brethren, loving one's sisters
- ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΗΝΟΥΣ — brotherly, loving brothers, loving one's brethren
- ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΙ — brotherly, loving brothers, fond of brothers, those who love their brothers
- ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΤΑΤΟΝ — most loving of brothers, most brotherly, the most brotherly thing
- ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΥ — of brotherly love, of brotherly affection, of brotherly kindness, of a lover of brothers, of a lover of sisters
- ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΩ — brother-loving, loving one's brothers, fond of brothers, affectionate to brethren
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