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The New Testament Greek Lexicon

 Strong's Number:  80 encodedOriginalWord
Original WordWord Origin
 ἀδελφός  from (1) (as a connective particle) and delphus (the womb)
Transliterated WordPhonetic Spelling
 adelphos ad-el-fos'
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Parts of SpeechTDNT
 Noun Masculine 1:144,22
 Definition
 
  1. a brother, whether born of the same two parents or only of the same father or mother
  2. having the same national ancestor, belonging to the same people, or countryman
  3. any fellow or man
  4. a fellow believer, united to another by the bond of affection
  5. an associate in employment or office
  6. brethren in Christ
    1. his brothers by blood
    2. all men
    3. apostles
    4. Christians, as those who are exalted to the same heavenly place
 Translated Words
 KJV (346) - brethren, 226; brother, 113; brother's, 6; brother's way, 1;

NAS (173) - believing husband, 1; brethren, 13; brother, 111; brother's, 8; brothers, 40;

 Verse Count
KJVNAS
 
Matthew31
Mark17
Luke20
John14
Acts56
Romans19
1 Corinthians35
2 Corinthians12
Galatians11
Ephesians3
Philippians9
Colossians5
1 Thessalonians18
2 Thessalonians8
1 Timothy3
2 Timothy1
Philemon4
Hebrews10
James17
1 Peter1
2 Peter2
1 John14
3 John3
Jude1
Revelation5
 
Matthew31
Mark17
Luke20
John14
Acts56
Romans18
1 Corinthians36
2 Corinthians12
Galatians11
Ephesians2
Philippians9
Colossians5
1 Thessalonians18
2 Thessalonians8
1 Timothy3
2 Timothy1
Philemon4
Hebrews10
James17
1 Peter1
2 Peter2
1 John13
3 John3
Jude1
Revelation5
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Abbreviations Legend:
TDNT - Theological Dictionary of the New Testament;

Copyright Statement
The New Testament Greek Lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries. Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. http://www.lockman.org/.

Bibliography Information
Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Adelphos". "The New Testament Greek Lexicon".
<http://www.searchgodsword.org/lex/grk/view.cgi?number=80>.  

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