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ἀδελφή (adelphe)

ἀδελφή (adelphe) (Greek Lexicon • G0079 • a sister): a sister. Primary meaning: a sister. Strong's: a sister (naturally or ecclesiastically). Lexical nuances: a sister : Mt 19:29 , al.; metaph. (MM, VGT , s.v.), of a member of the Christian community: Ro 16:1 , I Co 7:15 Ja 21:15 , al. It is closely linked with 1 Timothy 5 ( 1 Timothy • Chapter 5 (25 verses)): Rebuke not an elder, but entreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren; The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity. Honour widows that are widows indeed. Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include John 11:5 : "Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus."; 1 Timothy 5:2 : "The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity."; Ruth 1:15 : "And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law.". Related canonical books and chapters: 1 Timothy 5 ( 1 Timothy • Chapter 5 (25 verses)), John 11 ( John • Chapter 11 (57 verses)), Romans 16 ( Romans • Chapter 16 (27 verses)).

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Topics, People & Places (36)

ἀδελφή
adelphe
G0079 Greek
a sister

a sister. Primary meaning: a sister. Strong's: a sister (naturally or ecclesiastically). Lexical nuances: a sister : Mt 19:29 , al.; metaph. (MM, VGT , s.v.), of a member of the Christian community: Ro 16:1 , I Co 7:15 Ja 21:15 , al.

1 Timothy 5
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1 Timothy • Chapter 5 (25 verses)

Rebuke not an elder, but entreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren; The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity. Honour widows that are widows indeed. Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .

John 11
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John • Chapter 11 (57 verses)

Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany , the town of Mary and her sister Martha. (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he... Mentions: Mary, Yeshua the Messiah , Ephraim , Bethany 1 , Jerusalem .

Romans 16
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Romans • Chapter 16 (27 verses)

I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea: That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also. Greet Pr... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Mary , Asia .

2 Kings 11
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2 Kings • Chapter 11 (21 verses)

And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal. But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram , sister of Ahaziah , took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons which were slain; and they hid him,... Mentions: Ahaziah, Joram , Joash , David , Baal , Sur .

2 Samuel 13
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2 Samuel • Chapter 13 (39 verses)

And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar ; and Amnon the son of David loved her. And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar ; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any thing to ... Mentions: David, Tamar, Jacob/Israel , Baal , Ephraim , Tamar 2 , Geshur .

Genesis 20
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Genesis • Chapter 20 (18 verses)

And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur , and sojourned in Gerar . And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said... Mentions: Abram/Abraham, Kadesh 1 , Shur , Gerar.

Genesis 30
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Genesis • Chapter 30 (43 verses)

And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob , Give me children, or else I die. And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb? And she said, Be... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Dan , Naphtali , Leah , Gad , Bilhah , Laban .

Genesis 36
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Genesis • Chapter 36 (43 verses)

Now these are the generations of Esau , who is Edom . Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan ; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite; And Bashemath Ishmael 's daughter, sister of Nebaioth . Mentions: Esau (Edom), Canaan , Ishmael , Eliphaz , Reuel , Esau, Edom, Elon , Nebaioth .

Hosea 2
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Hosea • Chapter 2 (23 verses)

Say ye unto your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters, Ru–hamah. Plead with your mother, plead: for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband: let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts; Lest I strip her naked, and set... Mentions: Baal , Egypt , Jezreel 2 .

Song of Solomon • Chapter 5 (16 verses)

I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved. I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved... Mentions: Jerusalem , Lebanon .

The Third Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 1 (29 verses)

Now Philopater, on learning from those who came back that Antiochus had made himself master of the places which belonged to himself, sent orders to all his footmen and horsemen, took with him his sister Arsinoe, and marched out as far as the parts of Raphia, where Antiochus and h... Mentions: Jerusalem .

Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical • 7 Chapters

The Third Book of the Maccabees ( Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical , 7 chapters). Key figures: Simon , Jacob/Israel , Eleazar , Abram/Abraham , Daniel . Key places: Jerusalem , Egypt , Alexandria , Syria , Phoenicia , Hermon . Opens with: "Now Philopater, on learning from those who came back that Antiochus had made himself master of the places which belonged to himself, sent or..."

1 Corinthians 9
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1 Corinthians • Chapter 9 (27 verses)

Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord? If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord. Mine answer to them that do examine me is this, Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Moses .

2 John 1
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2 John • Chapter 1 (13 verses)

The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth; For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever. Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .

Colossians 4
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Colossians • Chapter 4 (18 verses)

Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ , f... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Laodicea , Hierapolis .

James 2
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James • Chapter 2 (26 verses)

My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ , the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment; And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Rahab .

Mark 6
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Mark • Chapter 6 (56 verses)

And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him. And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is ... Mentions: Mary , James ( Jacob ), Joses , Judas , Simon , Sodom , Galilee , Bethsaida , Gennesaret .

1 Chronicles 2
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 2 (55 verses)

These are the sons of Israel ; Reuben , Simeon , Levi , and Judah , Issachar , and Zebulun , Dan , Joseph , and Benjamin , Naphtali , Gad , and Asher . The sons of Judah ; Er, and Onan , and Shelah : which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Reuben , Simeon , Levi , Judah, Dan , Tamar 2 , Hezron , Zimri , Ephrath .

1 Chronicles 3
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 3 (24 verses)

Now these were the sons of David , which were born unto him in Hebron ; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel , of Abigail the Carmelitess: The third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur : the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggi... Mentions: David , Hebron , Daniel , Abigail , Maacah , Geshur , Jerusalem , Japhia .

1 Chronicles 4
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 4 (43 verses)

The sons of Judah ; Pharez, Hezron , and Carmi , and Hur, and Shobal. And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath ; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites. And these were of the father of Etam ; Jezreel , and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their ... Mentions: Judah , Hezron , Caleb (or Carmi or Chelubai), Jahath, Gedor , Etam 1 , Jezreel 2 , Penuel , Gedor 1 .

Exodus 2
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Exodus • Chapter 2 (25 verses)

And there went a man of the house of Levi , and took to wife a daughter of Levi . And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months. And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and da... Mentions: Levi, Moses , Midian , Reuel , Gershon ( Gershom ), Egypt .

Ezekiel 22
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Ezekiel • Chapter 22 (31 verses)

Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations. Then say thou, Thus saith the Lord God, The city sheddeth blood in the midst of it, that her time may come, a... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem .

Ezekiel 23
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Ezekiel • Chapter 23 (49 verses)

The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying, Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother: And they committed whoredoms in Egypt ; they committed whoredoms in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity. Mentions: Egypt , Samaria , Jerusalem , Assyria , Chaldea .

Genesis 26
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Genesis • Chapter 26 (35 verses)

And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham . And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar . And the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt ; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of: Sojourn i... Mentions: Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Rebekah , Esau ( Edom ), Gerar , Egypt , Esek , Sitnah , Rehoboth 2 .

Genesis 28
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Genesis • Chapter 28 (22 verses)

And Isaac called Jacob , and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan . Arise, go to Paddan –aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother's broth... Mentions: Isaac , Jacob/Israel , Canaan , Bethuel , Laban , Paddan , Esau .

Genesis 34
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Genesis • Chapter 34 (31 verses)

And Dinah the daughter of Leah , which she bare unto Jacob , went out to see the daughters of the land. And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her. And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob ,... Mentions: Dinah, Leah , Jacob/Israel, Simeon , Levi , Shechem .

Judges 15
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Judges • Chapter 15 (20 verses)

But it came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in. And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hate... Mentions: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Etam 1 , Lehi .

Jeremiah 3
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Jeremiah • Chapter 3 (25 verses)

They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the Lord. Lift up thine eyes unto the high... Mentions: Josiah , Jacob/Israel , Judah , Zion , Jerusalem .

Job 1
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Job • Chapter 1 (22 verses)

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job ; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil. And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters. His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five h...

Job 17
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Job • Chapter 17 (16 verses)

My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are ready for me. Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation? Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?

Job 42
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Job • Chapter 42 (17 verses)

Then Job answered the Lord, and said, I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee. Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not. Mentions: Eliphaz .

Leviticus 18
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Leviticus • Chapter 18 (30 verses)

And the Lord spake unto Moses , saying, Speak unto the children of Israel , and say unto them, I am the Lord your God. After the doings of the land of Egypt , wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan , whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither... Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel , Canaan , Egypt .

Leviticus 21
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Leviticus • Chapter 21 (24 verses)

And the Lord said unto Moses , Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron , and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people: But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and fo... Mentions: Moses , Aaron , Jacob/Israel .

Numbers 6
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Numbers • Chapter 6 (27 verses)

And the Lord spake unto Moses , saying, Speak unto the children of Israel , and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves unto the Lord: He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink ... Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel , Aaron .

Proverbs 7
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Proverbs • Chapter 7 (27 verses)

My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee. Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye. Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart. Mentions: Egypt .

Scripture Passages (24)

John 11:5 (KJV)
John 11 KJV

Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.

1 Timothy 5:2 (KJV)
1 Timothy 5 KJV

The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.

And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law.

John 11:3 (KJV)
John 11 KJV

Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

And when her sister Aholibah saw this, she was more corrupt in her inordinate love than she, and in her whoredoms more than her sister in her whoredoms.

We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts: what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for?

And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, nor of thy father's sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity.

And Bashemath Ishmael 's daughter, sister of Nebaioth .

And Machir took to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name was Maachah;) and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters.

And Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.

And thine elder sister is Samaria , she and her daughters that dwell at thy left hand: and thy younger sister, that dwelleth at thy right hand, is Sodom and her daughters.

The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.

John 11:1 (KJV)
John 11 KJV

Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany , the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

And his sister Hammoleketh bare Ishod, and Abiezer , and Mahalah.

Romans 16:1 (KJV)
Romans 16 KJV

I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea:

If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,

Romans 16:15 (KJV)
Romans 16 KJV

Salute Philologus, and Julia, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints which are with them.

Say ye unto your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters, Ru–hamah.

Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:

Thou art thy mother's daughter, that lotheth her husband and her children; and thou art the sister of thy sisters, which lothed their husbands and their children: your mother was an Hittite, and your father an Amorite.

And Heber begat Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister.

And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot?

And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.

And the sons of Lotan; Hori, and Homam: and Timna was Lotan's sister.

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