Word Study · Strong's G81 · Greek
ἀδελφότης
adelphotes
ad-el-fot'-ace
Strong's 1890 spelling: adelphótēs
“brotherhood (properly, the feeling of brotherliness), i.e. the (Christian) fraternity”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
brotherhood (properly, the feeling of brotherliness), i.e. the (Christian) fraternity
Rendered in the KJV as
brethren, brotherhood.
- 2occurrencesin the New Testament
- 1 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- ἀδελφότητα1
- ἀδελφότητι1
How it is rendered · 1
- brotherhood2
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular1
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular1
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- N-ASF · 1
- N-DSF · 1
All 2, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
1 Peter2 occurrences
- 1 Peter 2:17ἀδελφότηταadelphotētanoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularTreat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.here: brotherhood
- 1 Peter 5:9ἀδελφότητιadelphotētinoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularResist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.here: brotherhood