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GreekG5569Noun (Masculine)

ψευδάδελφος

pseudadelphos

2Occurrences
G5569Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a spurious brother, i.e. pretended associate

from G5571 (ψευδής) and G80 (ἀδελφός);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
a false brother: of professing Christians.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

ψευδάδελφος appears 2 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Corinthians
1
Galatians
1

Key Passages

2 Corinthians 11:26BSB

In my frequent journeys, I have been in danger from rivers and from bandits, in danger from my countrymen and from the Gentiles, in danger in the city and in the country, in danger on the sea and among false brothers,

Galatians 2:4BSB

This issue arose because some false brothers had come in under false pretenses to spy on our freedom in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us.

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