ἀδελφή, -ῆς, ἡ (ἀδελφός), [in LXX for אָהוֹת ;] a sister: Mat.19:29, al.; metaphorically (MM, VGT, see word), of a member of the Christian community: Rom.16:1, 1Co.7:15 Jas.21:15, al. (AS)
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G79 — ἀδελφή
adelphē · sister · Greek
25 tagged verse occurrences
Matthew 12:50 · ἀδελφὴFor whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”Matthew 13:56 · ἀδελφαὶAren’t all His sisters with us as well? Where then did this man get all these things?”Matthew 19:29 · ἀδελφὰςAnd everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.Mark 3:35 · ἀδελφὴFor whoever does the will of God is My brother and sister and mother.”Mark 6:3 · ἀδελφαὶIsn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well?” And they took offense at Him.Mark 10:29 · ἀδελφὰς“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospelMark 10:30 · ἀδελφὰςwill fail to receive a hundredfold in the present age—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, along with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life.Luke 10:39 · ἀδελφὴShe had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to His message.Luke 10:40 · ἀδελφήBut Martha was distracted by all the preparations to be made. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me!”Luke 14:26 · ἀδελφάς,“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.John 11:1 · ἀδελφῆςAt this time a man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.John 11:3 · ἀδελφαὶSo the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one You love is sick.”John 11:5 · ἀδελφὴνNow Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.John 11:28 · ἀδελφὴνAfter Martha had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside to tell her, “The Teacher is here and is asking for you.”John 11:39 · ἀδελφὴ“Take away the stone,” Jesus said. “Lord, by now he stinks,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man. “It has already been four days.”John 19:25 · ἀδελφὴNear the cross of Jesus stood His mother and her sister, as well as Mary the wife of Clopas and Mary Magdalene.Acts 23:16 · ἀδελφῆςBut when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.Romans 16:1 · ἀδελφὴνI commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea.Romans 16:15 · ἀδελφὴνGreet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas and all the saints with them.1 Corinthians 7:15 · ἀδελφὴBut if the unbeliever leaves, let him go. The believing brother or sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you to live in peace.1 Corinthians 9:5 · ἀδελφὴνHave we no right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?1 Timothy 5:2 · ἀδελφὰςolder women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.Philemon 1:2 · ἀδελφῇto Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets at your house:James 2:15 · ἀδελφὴSuppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.2 John 1:13 · ἀδελφῆςThe children of your elect sister send you greetings.