2001 Translation

ADELPHOI, adelphoi

Sounds Like: ah-del-FOY

Translations: brothers, fellow believers, countrymen, kinsmen

From the root: ΑΔΕΛΦΟΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to brothers, either by blood or in a broader sense, such as fellow countrymen, kinsmen, or members of the same community or faith. It is a compound word formed from 'α-' (a-, meaning 'together' or 'same') and 'δελφύς' (delphys, meaning 'womb'), literally meaning 'from the same womb'. It is commonly used to address a group of male individuals who share a close bond or common origin.

Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Vocative, Masculine

Strong’s number: G0080 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Clement of Rome

• Clement’s First Letter — 37:1

Codex Sinaiticus

• Judges — 8:19, 9:3, 9:26, 9:31
• 1 Chronicles — 12:33, 12:40, 13:7, 15:5, 15:6, 15:7, 15:8, 15:9, 15:10, 15:12, 15:18, 16:38
• 2 Esdras — 10:18, 13:1, 13:18, 15:10, 15:14, 20:11, 21:12, 21:14, 21:19, 22:7, 22:8, 22:12, 22:24, 22:36
• Judith — 7:30, 8:14, 8:24, 14:1
• Tobit — 1:5, 1:10, 2:10, 5:14, 6:18, 7:1, 7:3, 14:4
• 1 Maccabees — 2:20, 2:40, 2:41, 3:2, 3:42, 4:36, 4:59, 5:13, 5:63, 5:65, 7:6, 8:20, 9:9, 9:39, 10:15, 12:7, 12:21, 13:3, 13:4, 14:26, 14:29, 14:40, 16:2, 16:21
• 4 Maccabees — 8:3, 8:19, 9:23, 11:20, 13:1, 13:9, 13:20, 13:23, 17:13
• Psalms — 151:5
• Proverbs — 17:17
• Song of Solomon — 5:1
• Job — 19:13, 42:11
• Sirach — 40:24
• Isaiah — 66:5
• Jeremiah — 12:6
• Matthew — 12:46, 12:47, 12:48, 12:49, 13:55, 22:25, 23:8
• Mark — 3:31, 3:32, 3:33, 3:34, 12:20
• Luke — 8:19, 8:20, 8:21, 20:29
• John — 2:12, 7:3, 7:5, 7:10
• Acts of the Apostles — 1:16, 2:29, 2:37, 3:17, 6:3, 7:2, 7:26, 9:30, 11:1, 11:12, 13:15, 13:26, 13:38, 15:7, 15:13, 15:23, 17:10, 17:14, 18:27, 21:17, 22:1, 23:1, 23:5, 23:6, 28:15, 28:17
• Romans — 1:13, 7:1, 7:4, 8:12, 10:1, 11:25, 12:1, 15:14, 15:30, 16:17
• 1 Corinthians — 1:10, 1:11, 1:26, 2:1, 3:1, 4:6, 7:24, 7:29, 9:5, 10:1, 11:33, 12:1, 14:6, 14:20, 14:26, 14:39, 15:1, 15:31, 15:50, 15:58, 16:15, 16:20
• 2 Corinthians — 1:8, 8:1, 8:23, 11:9, 13:11
• Galatians — 1:2, 1:11, 3:15, 4:12, 4:28, 4:31, 5:11, 5:13, 6:1, 6:18
• Ephesians — 5:15, 6:10
• Philippians — 1:12, 3:1, 3:13, 3:17, 4:1, 4:8, 4:21
• 1 Thessalonians — 1:4, 2:1, 2:9, 2:14, 2:17, 3:7, 4:1, 4:10, 4:13, 5:1, 5:4, 5:12, 5:14, 5:25
• 2 Thessalonians — 1:3, 2:1, 2:13, 2:15, 3:1, 3:6, 3:13
• 1 Timothy — 6:2
• 2 Timothy — 4:21
• Hebrews — 3:1, 3:12, 10:19, 13:22
• James — 1:2, 1:16, 1:19, 2:1, 2:5, 2:14, 3:1, 3:10, 3:12, 4:11, 5:7, 5:9, 5:10, 5:12, 5:19
• 2 Peter — 1:10
• 1 John — 3:13, 3:21
• Revelation — 6:11
• Epistle of Barnabas — 2:10, 3:6, 4:14, 5:5, 6:10, 6:15
• Shepherd of Hermas — 8:1, 9:1, 9:4, 22:1, 22:5, 22:8

Ignatius of Antioch

• Ignatius’ Letter to the Romans — 6:2

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΔΕΛΦΟΣ.

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.

• ἈΔΕΡΙ — brother, a brother, kinsman, fellow countryman
• ΑΔΕΛ — brother, a brother, fellow countryman, kinsman
• ΑΔΕΛʼΦΟΝ — brother, a brother
• ΑΔΕΛΜΑΘ — brother, a brother
• ΑΔΕΛΦ — brother, a brother, fellow countryman, kinsman, fellow believer
• ΑΔΕΛΦΑΣ — of a brother, of a fellow countryman, of a fellow believer
• ΑΔΕΛΦΕ — brother, O brother, fellow believer, countryman
• ΑΔΕΛΦΙΔΕ — little brother, little sister, dear brother, dear sister
• ΑΔΕΛΦΙΔΟΝ — little brother, beloved brother, brother, a brother
• ΑΔΕΛΦΙΔΩ — to my brother, to a brother, to my beloved, to a beloved
• ΑΔΕΛΦΟ — brother, a brother, fellow countryman, fellow believer, kinsman
• ΑΔΕΛΦΟΙΣ — to brothers, to brethren, for brothers, for brethren
• ΑΔΕΛΦΟΝ — brother, a brother, fellow man, a fellow man
• ΑΔΕΛΦΟΣ — brother, a brother, fellow believer, countryman, kinsman
• ΑΔΕΛΦΟΤΗΤΑ — brotherhood, a brotherhood, community of believers, fellowship
• ΑΔΕΛΦΟΥ — of a brother, of the brother, of a fellow believer, of a countryman, of a kinsman, of a neighbor
• ΑΔΕΛΦΟΥΣ — brothers, brethren
• ΑΔΕΛΦΟΥΩΝ — of brothers, of brethren, of fellow believers
• ΑΔΕΛΦΩ — to a brother, for a brother, a brother
• ΑΔΕΛΦΩΝ — of brothers, of brethren, of fellow believers, of countrymen
• ΑΔΕΡΙ — brother, a brother, brethren
• ΑΔΕΡΟΝ — brotherly, of a brother, of a sister, sisterly
• ΑΔΕΡΟΥ — of a brother, of the brother, of a fellow believer, of the fellow believer
• ΑΛΕΛΦΕ — brother, a brother, fellow countryman, kinsman
• ΑΤΩΔΕΛΦΩ — to the brother, for the brother
• ΑΦΕΛΦΩΝ — of brothers, of brethren
• ΔΕΛΦΟΙΣ — to brothers, for brothers, with brothers
• ΔΕΛΦΩΝ — (of) brothers, (of) kinsmen, (of) fellow believers
• ΔΕΤΑΔΕΛΦΩ — to a brother, to the brother, to a fellow believer, to the fellow believer
• ΤἈΔΕΛΦΟΥ — (of) the brother, (of) a brother
• ΤΟΥΣΤΑΔΕΛΦΟΥ — of the brother, of a brother, of the brothers, of brothers

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