Strong's Greek · G80

ἀδελφός

adelphós

brother

Definition

a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like G1 (Α))

Derivation

from G1 (Α) (as a connective particle) and (the womb);

Appears 343 times in Scripture

Matthew 7:4

How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while there is still a beam in your own eye?

Matthew 5:47

And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even Gentiles do the same?

Matthew 1:11

and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.

Matthew 5:24

leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.

Matthew 7:3

Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?

Matthew 5:22

But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.

Matthew 4:21

Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them,

Matthew 5:23

So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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