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ἀδελφός
adelphós · Greek · Strong's G80 · 343 occurrences
The KJV renders 3 different Hebrew and Greek words as “brother”
What it means
a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like G1 (Α))
from G1 (Α) (as a connective particle) and (the womb);
How the KJV renders it
brother
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“brother”
also renders ʼach (H252), rêaʻ (H7453)
Answers that weigh this word
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Where it appears
343 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 1:1 · N-NSM
Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,
1 Corinthians 1:10 · N-VPM
Now I beg you, brothers, through the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
1 Corinthians 1:11 · N-VPM
For it has been reported to me concerning you, my brothers, by those who are from Chloe’s household, that there are contentions among you.
1 Corinthians 1:26 · N-VPM
For you see your calling, brothers, that not many are wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, and not many noble;
1 Corinthians 2:1 · N-VPM
When I came to you, brothers, I didn’t come with excellence of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.
1 Corinthians 3:1 · N-VPM
Brothers, I couldn’t speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly, as to babies in Christ.
1 Corinthians 4:6 N-VPM1 Corinthians 5:11 N-NSM1 Corinthians 6:5 N-GSM1 Corinthians 6:6 N-GSM1 Corinthians 6:8 N-APM1 Corinthians 7:12 N-NSM1 Corinthians 7:14 N-DSM1 Corinthians 7:15 N-NSM1 Corinthians 7:24 N-VPM1 Corinthians 7:29 N-VPM1 Corinthians 8:11 N-NSM1 Corinthians 8:12 N-APM1 Corinthians 8:13 N-ASM1 Corinthians 9:5 N-NPM1 Corinthians 10:1 N-VPM1 Corinthians 11:33 N-VPM1 Corinthians 12:1 N-VPM1 Corinthians 14:6 N-VPM1 Corinthians 14:20 N-VPM1 Corinthians 14:26 N-VPM1 Corinthians 14:39 N-VPM1 Corinthians 15:1 N-VPM1 Corinthians 15:6 N-DPM1 Corinthians 15:31 N-VPM1 Corinthians 15:50 N-VPM1 Corinthians 15:58 N-VPM1 Corinthians 16:11 N-GPM1 Corinthians 16:12 N-GPM1 Corinthians 16:15 N-VPM1 Corinthians 16:20 N-NPM1 John 2:9 N-ASM1 John 2:10 N-ASM1 John 2:11 N-ASM1 John 3:10 N-ASM1 John 3:12 N-ASM1 John 3:13 N-VPM1 John 3:14 N-APM1 John 3:15 N-ASM1 John 3:16 N-GPM1 John 3:17 N-ASM1 John 4:20 N-ASM1 John 4:21 N-ASM1 John 5:16 N-ASM1 Peter 5:12 N-GSM1 Thessalonians 1:4 N-VPM1 Thessalonians 2:1 N-VPM1 Thessalonians 2:9 N-VPM1 Thessalonians 2:14 N-VPM1 Thessalonians 2:17 N-VPM1 Thessalonians 3:2 N-ASM1 Thessalonians 3:7 N-VPM1 Thessalonians 4:1 N-VPM1 Thessalonians 4:6 N-ASM1 Thessalonians 4:10 N-APM
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.