ἀδελφή adelphē · G0079
sister
ἀδελφή, -ῆς, ἡ ; (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.; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἀδελφ-ή, ἡ, ; feminine of ἀδελφός, sister, Trag., E []: Ionic dialect ἀδελφ-εή, []; Epic dialect ἀδελφ-ειή, []; Doric dialect ἀδελφ-εά, [], and in lyr, passages of Trag., []; 2 kinswoman, []; 3 term of endearment, []; applied to a wife, []:—sister (as a fellow Christian), []
Where it's used 26 times
Matthew 12:50 · Matthew 13:56 · Matthew 19:29 · Mark 3:32 · Mark 3:35 · Mark 6:3 · Mark 10:29 · Mark 10:30 · Luke 10:39 · Luke 10:40 · Luke 14:26 · John 11:1 · John 11:3 · John 11:5 · John 11:28 · John 11:39 · John 19:25 · Acts 23:16 · Romans 16:1 · Romans 16:15 · 1 Corinthians 7:15 · 1 Corinthians 9:5 · 1 Timothy 5:2 · Philemon 1:2 · James 2:15 · 2 John 1:13
Source: TBESG G0079; TFLSJ G0079
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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