ΨΕΥΔΑΔΕΛΦΩΝ, ψευδαδελφων
PSEUDADELPHŌN, pseudadelphōn
Sounds Like: psyoo-DAH-del-fohn
Translations: of false brothers, of false brethren
From the root: ΨΕΥΔΑΔΕΛΦΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'ψεῦδος' (falsehood, lie) and 'ἀδελφός' (brother). It refers to individuals who claim to be brothers or fellow believers but are not genuine, often acting deceitfully or with malicious intent. It is used to describe those who are not true members of a community or faith, despite their outward appearance or claims.
Inflection: Plural, Genitive, Masculine
Strong’s number: G5571 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians — 6:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΨΕΥΔΑΔΕΛΦΟΣ.
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.
- ΨΕΥΔΑΔΕΛΦΟΙΣ — (to) false brethren, (to) false brothers
- ΨΕΥΔΑΔΕΛΦΟΥΣ — false brothers, pseudo-brothers, false brethren, a false brother
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