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GreekG0080Noun (Masculine)

ἀδελφός

adelphos

321Occurrences
G0080Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like G1 (Α))

from G1 (Α) (as a connective particle) and (the womb);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
in cl., a brother, born of the same parent or parents.
1.lit. of a brother .
2.Of a neighbour .
3.Of a member of the same nation (
3.) and also
4.of a fellow-Christian
LXX: for אָח

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

ἀδελφός appears 321 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
57
1 Corinthians
37
Matthew
31
Luke
20
Romans
19
1 Thessalonians
18
James
17
Mark
17

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 1:1BSB

Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,

1 Thessalonians 5:12BSB

But we ask you, brothers, to acknowledge those who work diligently among you, who preside over you in the Lord and give you instruction.

Acts 2:29BSB

Brothers, I can tell you with confidence that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

James 3:1BSB

Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.

Matthew 25:40BSB

And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.