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G80ἀδελφός adelphós — a brother
(literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like )H251אָח ʼâch — a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))H252אַח ʼach — {a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance)}H7453רֵעַ rêaʻ — an associate (more or less close)H2992יָבַם yâbam — to marry a (deceased) brother's widowH2993יָבָם yâbâm — a brotherin-law
Verses(5+)
- VerseJohn 11:23“Your brother will rise again,” Jesus told her.
- VerseGenesis 22:21Uz the firstborn, his brother Buz, Kemuel (the father of Aram),
- VerseGenesis 27:35But Isaac replied, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.”
- VerseJob 30:29I have become a brother of jackals, a companion of ostriches.
- Verse2 Samuel 3:30(Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)
People(5+)
- PersonJames, the Lord's BrotherNot a follower during Jesus' ministry, and the leader of the Jerusalem church afterwards; the most rigorously observant figure in the leadership, and the one who pronounced…
- PersonAndrewSimon Peter's brother, first a disciple of the Baptist; he brought Peter to Jesus and found the boy with the loaves (John 1:40; 6:8).
- PersonCainAdam's firstborn; the first murderer, who killed his brother Abel out of jealousy and became the archetype of the way of self-will (Jude 11).
- PersonAaronBrother of Moses and Israel's first high priest; his rod budded, his garments were for glory and beauty, and his line carried the priesthood until the greater Priest after…
- PersonGallioProconsul of Achaia and brother of the philosopher Seneca; he threw Paul's accusers out of his court at Corinth as a matter for their own law. The Delphi inscription dates his…
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Words (Strong's)(5+)
- WordG80 ἀδελφός · adelphós (Greek)a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like )
- WordH251 אָח · ʼâch (Hebrew)a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))
- WordH252 אַח · ʼach (Hebrew){a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance)}
- WordH7453 רֵעַ · rêaʻ (Hebrew)an associate (more or less close)
- WordH2992 יָבַם · yâbam (Hebrew)to marry a (deceased) brother's widow
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Apologetics(1)
Feature Pages(2)
- FeaturePhilemon — the Study GuideThe gospel's most private, costly work in one household: Paul appeals rather than commands for a runaway slave, offering to personally absorb his debt — 'put that on mine account.'
- FeatureThe Apostolic Age (to AD 100) — church historyThis is the church's first breath. The men and women who had walked with Jesus took His message out of Jerusalem, and within one lifetime it reached the capital of the world.
Authors(5+)
- AuthorBrother LawrenceHe was born Nicolas Herman in Lorraine, served as a soldier in the Thirty Years' War, and came out of it with a wound that left him limping for life. After a spell as a footman…
- AuthorBrother Andrew (Anne van der Bijl)Anne ("Andrew") van der Bijl (May 11, 1928 – September 27, 2022) — known globally as "Brother Andrew" — was a Dutch missionary and the founder of Open Doors, the world's…
- AuthorOral RobertsOral Roberts grew up poor in Oklahoma, stuttered badly, and collapsed with tuberculosis at seventeen; he said he was healed at a tent meeting his brother drove him to, and that…
- AuthorKathryn KuhlmanKathryn Kuhlman left a Missouri farm at sixteen to preach with her sister and brother-in-law, and by her late twenties had built a thriving tabernacle in Denver. Then she…
- AuthorCharles WesleyCharles Wesley sailed to Georgia with his brother John, failed there about as badly as John did, and came home sick and discouraged. Three days before John's heart was…
Apocrypha (study resources)(5+)
- Study resource1 Maccabees 10:18King Alexander to his brother Jonathan sendeth greeting:
- Study resourceTobit 11:18And Achiacharus, and Nasbas his brother’s son, came:
- Study resourceAdditions to Esther 15:9Esther, what is the matter? I am thy brother, be of good cheer:
- Study resource2 Esdras 1:38And now, brother, behold what glory; and see the people that come from the east:
- Study resourceSirach 7:12Devise not a lie against thy brother; neither do the like to thy friend.