For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
ἀδελφός
Vocabulary form:
ajdelfovV, -ou:, oJ
Definition:
brother
Frequency:
343
GK:
81
Root:
ajdelfo
Cognates:
Philadelphia is the city of brotherly love.
Mnemonic Singing:
Thou our Father, Christ our brother,
all who live in love are Thine.
all who live in love are Thine.
Biblical Concordance
| Matthew 1:2 | Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac was the father of Jacob, and Jacob was the father of Judah and his brothers (adelphous | ἀδελφούς | acc pl masc), |
| Matthew 1:11 | Josiah was the father of Jechoniah and his brothers (adelphous | ἀδελφούς | acc pl masc) at the time of the deportation to Babylon. |
| Matthew 4:18 | As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers (adelphous | ἀδελφούς | acc pl masc), Simon who was called Peter and Andrew his brother (adelphon | ἀδελφόν | acc sg masc), casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. |
| Matthew 4:21 | And going on from there, he saw two other brothers (adelphous | ἀδελφούς | acc pl masc), James the son of Zebedee and John his brother (adelphon | ἀδελφόν | acc sg masc), in a boat with Zebedee their father, preparing their nets. And he called to them. |
| Matthew 5:22 | But I say to you that anyone who is angry with his brother (adelphō | ἀδελφῷ | dat sg masc) will be liable to judgment; and whoever says to his brother (adelphō | ἀδελφῷ | dat sg masc), ‘Raka,’ will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire. |
| Matthew 5:23 | Therefore if you are bringing your gift to the altar and there remember that your brother (adelphos | ἀδελφός | nom sg masc) has something against you, |
| Matthew 5:24 | leave your gift there before the altar and first go and be reconciled to your brother (adelphō | ἀδελφῷ | dat sg masc), and then come and offer your gift. |
| Matthew 5:47 | And if you greet only your brothers (adelphous | ἀδελφούς | acc pl masc), what are you doing more than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? |
| Matthew 7:3 | And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s (adelphou | ἀδελφοῦ | gen sg masc) eye but pay no attention to the log in your own eye? |
| Matthew 7:4 | Or how dare you say to your brother (adelphō | ἀδελφῷ | dat sg masc), ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye,’ and look, there is a log in your own eye? |
| Matthew 7:5 | You hypocrite! First take the log out of your own eye, and then you will be able to see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother’s (adelphou | ἀδελφοῦ | gen sg masc) eye. |
| Matthew 10:2 | These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, who is called Peter, then Andrew his brother (adelphos | ἀδελφός | nom sg masc); James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother (adelphos | ἀδελφός | nom sg masc); |
| Matthew 10:21 | “Brother (adelphos | ἀδελφός | nom sg masc) will hand over brother (adelphon | ἀδελφόν | acc sg masc) to death, and a father his child, and children will rise up against parents and have them put to death. |
| Matthew 12:46 | While he was still speaking to the people, his mother and his brothers (adelphoi | ἀδελφοί | nom pl masc) stood outside, wanting to speak to him. |
| Matthew 12:47 | |
| Matthew 12:48 | But he answered, saying to the one who had told him, “Who is my mother? And who are my brothers?” (adelphoi | ἀδελφοί | nom pl masc) |
| Matthew 12:49 | And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Look, here are my mother and my brothers! (adelphoi | ἀδελφοί | nom pl masc) |
| Matthew 12:50 | For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven, he is my brother (adelphos | ἀδελφός | nom sg masc) and sister and mother.” |
| Matthew 13:55 | Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers (adelphoi | ἀδελφοί | nom pl masc) James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? |
| Matthew 14:3 | For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison because of Herodias, the wife of his brother (adelphou | ἀδελφοῦ | gen sg masc) Philip; |
| Matthew 17:1 | Six days later Jesus took Peter and James and John his brother (adelphon | ἀδελφόν | acc sg masc), and led them up a very high mountain by themselves. |
| Matthew 18:15 | “If your brother (adelphos | ἀδελφός | nom sg masc) sins, go and point out his fault when the two of you are alone. If he listens to you, you have won back your brother (adelphon | ἀδελφόν | acc sg masc). |
| Matthew 18:21 | Then Peter came to Jesus and said, “Lord, how often must I forgive my brother (adelphos | ἀδελφός | nom sg masc) when he sins against me? Up to seven times?” |
| Matthew 18:35 | So also will my heavenly Father do to you, unless you each forgive your brother (adelphō | ἀδελφῷ | dat sg masc) from your heart.” |
| Matthew 19:29 | And everyone who has left houses or brothers (adelphous | ἀδελφούς | acc pl masc) or sisters or father or mother or children or lands for my name’s sake will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life. |
| Matthew 20:24 | When the ten heard this, they were indignant with the two brothers (adelphōn | ἀδελφῶν | gen pl masc). |
| Matthew 22:24 | They said, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies having no children, his brother (adelphos | ἀδελφός | nom sg masc) must marry the widow and raise up children for his brother.’ (adelphō | ἀδελφῷ | dat sg masc) |
| Matthew 22:25 | Now there were seven brothers (adelphoi | ἀδελφοί | nom pl masc) among us; the first one married and died, and since he had no children, he left his wife to his brother (adelphō | ἀδελφῷ | dat sg masc). |
| Matthew 23:8 | But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have but one teacher, and you are all brothers (adelphoi | ἀδελφοί | nom pl masc). |
| Matthew 25:40 | And the King will answer them, saying, ‘I tell you the truth, insofar as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers (adelphōn | ἀδελφῶν | gen pl masc), you did it to me.’ |
| Matthew 28:10 | Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go, tell my brothers (adelphois | ἀδελφοῖς | dat pl masc) to depart for Galilee, and they will see me there.” |
| Mark 1:16 | As Jesus was going alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, the brother (adelphon | ἀδελφόν | acc sg masc) of Simon, casting a net into the lake, for they were for fishermen. |
| Mark 1:19 | And going on a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother (adelphon | ἀδελφόν | acc sg masc), his who also who were in their boat mending nets. |
| Mark 3:17 | James the son of Zebedee, John the brother (adelphon | ἀδελφόν | acc sg masc) of James (he gave to them the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder); |
| Mark 3:31 | Then came, his mother his and his brothers (adelphoi | ἀδελφοί | nom pl masc) his came, and standing outside they sent word to him, calling for him. |
| Mark 3:32 | And a crowd was sitting around him, crowd and they said to him, “Look, your mother your and your brothers (adelphoi | ἀδελφοί | nom pl masc) your are outside looking for you.” |
| Mark 3:33 | And he responded to them, saying, “Who is my mother my and who are my brothers?” (adelphoi | ἀδελφοί | nom pl masc) my |
| Mark 3:34 | And looking around at those who were sitting around him in a circle, who were sitting he said, “Here are my mother my and my brothers! (adelphoi | ἀδελφοί | nom pl masc) my |
| Mark 3:35 | For whoever For does the will of God, this one is my brother (adelphos | ἀδελφός | nom sg masc) my and my sister and my mother.” is |
| Mark 5:37 | And he did not permit anyone to follow him, except Peter, James, and John the brother (adelphon | ἀδελφόν | acc sg masc) of James. |
| Mark 6:3 | Is this man not Is the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother (adelphos | ἀδελφός | nom sg masc) of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are not his sisters his here with us?” And they were deeply offended at him. |
| Mark 6:17 | For it was Herod himself who had sent and arrested John and bound him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother (adelphou | ἀδελφοῦ | gen sg masc), his because he had married her. |
| Mark 6:18 | For John had been saying to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have the wife of your brother.” (adelphou | ἀδελφοῦ | gen sg masc) your |
| Mark 10:29 | Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, there is no one who has left home or brothers (adelphous | ἀδελφούς | acc pl masc) or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for my sake and for the sake of the gospel |
| Mark 10:30 | who will not receive one hundredfold now in this present time — houses and brothers (adelphous | ἀδελφούς | acc pl masc) and sisters and mothers and children and fields, with persecutions — and in the coming age, eternal life. |
| Mark 12:19 | “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if someone’s brother (adelphos | ἀδελφός | nom sg masc) should die and leave behind a wife, but not leave behind a child, the brother (adelphos | ἀδελφός | nom sg masc) should take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother (adelphō | ἀδελφῷ | dat sg masc). |
| Mark 12:20 | There were seven brothers (adelphoi | ἀδελφοί | nom pl masc); the first took a wife, and when he died he left no offspring. |
| Mark 13:12 | And brother (adelphos | ἀδελφός | nom sg masc) will deliver over brother (adelphon | ἀδελφόν | acc sg masc) to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up in rebellion against parents and have them put to death. |
| Luke 3:1 | In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governing Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee and Philip his brother (adelphou | ἀδελφοῦ | gen sg masc) tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene, |