ἀδελφήadelphḗ
a sister (naturally or ecclesiastically)
Greek (New Testament) · G79
Meanings
a sister: Matthew 19:29, and elsewhere; metaphorically, of a member of the Christian community: Romans 16:1, 1 Corinthians 7:15, James 21:15, and elsewhere
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 26 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 12:50 Anyone who does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother!”
- Matthew 13:56 All his sisters live right here among us. Where did he learn all these things?”
- Matthew 19:29 And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or property, for my sake, will receive a hundred times as much in return and will inherit eternal life.
- Mark 3:32 There was a crowd sitting around Jesus, and someone said, “Your mother and your brothers are outside asking for you.”
- Mark 3:35 Anyone who does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”
- Mark 6:3 Then they scoffed, “He’s just a carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon. And his sisters live right here among us.” They were deeply offended and refused to believe in him.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.