ἀδελφή (adelphē) means “sister” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: ad-el-fay' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
ἀδελφή · adelphē · sister
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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a sister, a woman (fellow-)member of a church, a Christian woman.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| sister | 15 |
| sisters | 8 |
| a believing | 1 |
| a sister | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| sister | 11 |
| sisters | 8 |
| a sister | 3 |
| his sisters | 1 |
| of | 1 |
| the sister | 1 |
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For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
Read word by wordAren’t all His sisters with us as well? Where then did this man get all these things?”
Read word by wordAnd 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.
Read word by wordFor whoever does the will of God is My brother and sister and mother.”
Read word by wordIsn’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.
Read word by word“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 gospel
Read word by wordwill 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.
Read word by wordShe had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to His message.
Read word by wordBut 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!”
Read word by word“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.
Read word by wordAt this time a man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
Read word by wordSo the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one You love is sick.”
Read word by wordNow Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
Read word by wordAfter 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.”
Read word by word“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.”
Read word by wordNear the cross of Jesus stood His mother and her sister, as well as Mary the wife of Clopas and Mary Magdalene.
Read word by wordBut when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.
Read word by wordI commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea.
Read word by wordGreet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas and all the saints with them.
Read word by wordBut 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.
Read word by wordHave we no right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?
Read word by wordolder women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.
Read word by wordto Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets at your house:
Read word by wordSuppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.
Read word by wordThe children of your elect sister send you greetings.
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