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Lexicon :: Strong's G79 - adelphē

Aa
ἀδελφή
Transliteration
adelphē (Key)
Pronunciation
ad-el-fay'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:144,22

Strong’s Definitions

ἀδελφή adelphḗ, ad-el-fay'; feminine of G80; a sister (naturally or ecclesiastically):—sister.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x

The KJV translates Strong's G79 in the following manner: sister (24x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x
The KJV translates Strong's G79 in the following manner: sister (24x).

  1. a full, own sister

  2. one connected by the tie of the Christian religion

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀδελφή adelphḗ, ad-el-fay'; feminine of G80; a sister (naturally or ecclesiastically):—sister.
STRONGS G79:
ἀδελφή, -ῆς, ἡ (see ἀδελφός) (from Aeschylus down), sister;
1. a full, own sister (i. e. by birth): Matthew 19:29; Luke 10:39; John 11:1, 3, 5; John 19:25; Romans 16:15, etc.; respecting the sisters of Christ, mentioned in Matthew 13:56; Mark 6:3, see ἀδελφός, 1.
2. one connected by the tie of the Christian religion: 1 Corinthians 7:15; 1 Corinthians 9:5; Philemon 1:2 L T Tr WH; James 2:15; with a subjective genitive, a Christian woman especially dear to one, Romans 16:1.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
13:56; 19:29
Mark
6:3
Luke
10:39
John
11:1; 11:3; 11:5; 19:25
Romans
16:1; 16:15
1 Corinthians
7:15; 9:5
Philemon
1:2
James
2:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G79 matches the Greek ἀδελφή (adelphē),
which occurs 26 times in 26 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:50

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:50 - “For whoever G3748 G302 does G4160 the will G2307 of My Father G3962 who is in heaven G3772, he is My brother G80, and sister G79, and mother G3384.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:56

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:56 - “And His sisters G79, are they not all G3956 with us? Where G4159 then G3767 did this G3778 Man G3778 acquire all G3956 these G3778 things G3778?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:29 - “And everyone G3956 who G3748 has left G863 houses G3614 or G2228 brothers G80 or G2228 sisters G79 or G2228 father G3962 or G2228 mother G3384 [fn]or G2228 children G5043 or G2228 farms G68 on G6025 account G6025 of G6025 My name G3686, will receive G2983 [fn]many G4179 times G4179 as G4179 much G4179, and will inherit G2816 eternal G166 life G2222.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:32 - And a crowd G3793 was sitting G2521 around G4012 Him, and they *said G3004 to Him, “Behold G2400, Your mother G3384 and Your brothers G80 are outside G1854 looking G2212 for G2212 You.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:35 - “For whoever G3739 G302 does G4160 the will G2307 of God G2316, this G3778 is My brother G80, and sister G79, and mother G3384.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:3 - “Is this G3778 not the carpenter G5045, the son G5207 of Mary G3137 and brother G80 of [fn]James G2385, Joses G2500, Judas G2455, and Simon G4613? And are His sisters G79 not here G5602 with us?” And they took G4624 offense G4624 at Him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:29 - Jesus G2424 said G5346, “Truly G281 I say G3004 to you, there is no G3762 one G3762 who G3739 has left G863 house G3614 or G2228 brothers G80 or G2228 sisters G79 or G2228 mother G3384 or G2228 father G3962 or G2228 children G5043 or G2228 farms G68, for My sake G6025 and for the gospel’s G2098 sake G6025,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:30 - [fn]but that he will receive G2983 a hundred G1542 times G1542 as G1542 much G1542 now G3568 in [fn]the present G3778 age G2540, houses G3614 and brothers G80 and sisters G79 and mothers G3384 and children G5043 and farms G68, along with persecutions G1375; and in the age G165 to come G2064, eternal G166 life G2222.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:39 - And she had G1510 a sister G79 called G2564 Mary G3137, who G3739 was also G2532 seated G3869 at the Lord’s G2962 feet G4228, and was listening G191 to His word G3056.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:40

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:40 - But Martha G3136 was distracted G4049 with [fn]all G4183 her preparations G1248; and she came G2186 up G2186 to Him and said G3004, “Lord G2962, do You not care G3199 that my sister G79 has left G2641 me to do G1247 the serving G1247 [fn]by myself G3441? Then G3767 tell G3004 her to help G4878 me.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:26 - “If G1487 anyone G5100 comes G2064 to Me and does not [fn]hate G3404 his own father G3962, mother G3384, wife G1135, children G5043, brothers G80, sisters G79, yes G2089, and even G2532 his own G1438 life G5590, he cannot G1410 G3756 be My disciple G3101.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:1 -

Now G1161 a certain G5100 man G5100 was sick G770: Lazarus G2976 of Bethany G963, the village G2968 of Mary G3137 and her sister G79 Martha G3136.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:3 - So G3767 the sisters G79 sent G649 word to Him, saying G3004, “Lord G2962, behold G2396, he whom G3739 You love G5368 is sick G770.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:5 - (Now G1161 Jesus G2424 loved G25 Martha G3136 and her sister G79, and Lazarus G2976.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:28 -

When she had said G3004 this G3778, she left G565 and called G5455 Mary G3137 her sister G79, saying G3004 secretly G2977, “The Teacher G1320 is here G3918 and is calling G5455 for you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:39 - Jesus G2424 *said G3004, “Remove G142 the stone G3037.” Martha G3136, the sister G79 of the deceased G5053, *said G3004 to Him, “Lord G2962, by G2235 this G2235 time G2235 [fn]there will be a stench G3605, for he has been G1510 dead four G5066 days G5066.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:25 -

Now G1161 beside G3844 the cross G4716 of Jesus G2424 stood G2476 His mother G3384, His mother’s G3384 sister G79, Mary G3137 the wife of Clopas G2832, and Mary G3137 Magdalene G3094.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:16 -

But the son G5207 of Paul’s G3972 sister G79 heard G191 about their ambush G1747, [fn]and he came G3854 and entered G1525 the barracks G3925 and told G518 Paul G3972.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:1 -

I recommend G4921 to you our sister G79 Phoebe G5402, who is a [fn]servant G1249 of the church G1577 which is at Cenchrea G2747,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:15 - Greet G782 Philologus G5378 and Julia G2456, Nereus G3517 and his sister G79, and Olympas G3652, and all G3956 the [fn]saints G40 who are with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:15 - Yet G1161 if G1487 the unbelieving G571 one G571 is leaving G5563, [fn]let him leave G5563; the brother G80 or G2228 the sister G79 is not under G1402 bondage G1402 in such G5108 cases, but God G2316 has called G2564 [fn]us in peace G1515.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:5 - [fn]Do we not have G2192 a right G1849 to take G4013 along G4013 a [fn]believing G79 wife G1135, even G2532 as the rest G3062 of the apostles G652 and the brothers G80 of the Lord G2962, and [fn]Cephas G2786?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:2 - to the older G4245 women G4245 as mothers G3384, and to the younger G3501 women G3501 as sisters G79, in all G3956 purity G47.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:2 - and to Apphia G682 [fn]our sister G79, and to Archippus G751 our fellow G4961 soldier G4961, and to the church G1577 in your house G3624:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:15 - If G1437 a brother G80 or G2228 sister G79 is without G1131 clothing G1131 and in G3007 need G3007 of daily G2184 food G5160,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Jo 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Jo 1:13 -

The children G5043 of your chosen G1588 sister G79 greet G782 you.

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