ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΙ, φιλαδελφοι
PHILADELPHOI, philadelphoi
Sounds Like: fee-lah-DEL-foy
Translations: brotherly, loving brothers, fond of brothers, those who love their brothers
From the root: ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound adjective meaning 'loving brothers' or 'brotherly'. It describes someone who has affection for their siblings or fellow human beings, treating them as brothers. It is often used to describe a characteristic of Christian love or community.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G5361 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- 1 Peter — 3:8
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
- ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΣ — brotherly, loving brothers, loving sisters, fond of one's brother, fond of one's sister, a brotherly one
- 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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