G79Noun, feminine26 times in the New Testament (critical text)Where it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Matthew 12:50ἀδελφὴ
For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
- Mark 3:32ἀδελφαί
and a crowd was sitting around Him. “Look,” He was told, “Your mother and brothers are outside, asking for You.”
- Luke 10:39ἀδελφὴ
She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to His message.
- John 11:1ἀδελφῆς
At this time a man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
- Romans 16:1ἀδελφὴν
I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea.
- 1 Corinthians 7:15ἀδελφὴ
But if the unbeliever leaves, let him go. The believing brother or sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you to live in peace.
Abbott-Smith
(ἀδελφός), [in LXX for אָהוֹת ;]
a sister: Mat.19:29, al.; metaphorically (MM, VGT, see word), of a member of the Christian community: Rom.16:1, 1Co.7:15 Jas.21:15, al.
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Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.