Adelphē ἀδελφή

Adelphē (Greek ἀδελφή, Strong's G79) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “sister”. It occurs 26 times in 26 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Siblings

Verses

Every verse with Adelphē, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 12:50
  For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
• Matthew 13:56
  And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?Aren’t all His sisters with us as well? Where then did this man get all these things?”
• Matthew 19:29
  And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.And 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

• Mark 3:32
  And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.and a crowd was sitting around Him. “Look,” He was told, “Your mother and brothers are outside, asking for You.”
• Mark 3:35
  For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.For whoever does the will of God is My brother and sister and mother.”
• Mark 6:3
  Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.Isn’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
  And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s,“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
• Mark 10:30
  But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.will 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

• Luke 10:39
  And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word.She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to His message.
• Luke 10:40
  But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.But 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
  If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.“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

• John 11:1
  Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.At this time a man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
• John 11:3
  Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one You love is sick.”
• John 11:5
  Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
• John 11:28
  And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.After 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
  Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.“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
  Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.Near the cross of Jesus stood His mother and her sister, as well as Mary the wife of Clopas and Mary Magdalene.

Acts

• Acts 23:16
  And when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul.But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.

Romans

• Romans 16:1
  I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea:I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea.
• Romans 16:15
  Salute Philologus, and Julia, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints which are with them.Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas and all the saints with them.

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 7:15
  But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.But 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
  Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?Have we no right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?

1 Timothy

• 1 Timothy 5:2
  The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.

Philemon

• Philemon 1:2
  And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets at your house:

James

• James 2:15
  If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.

2 John

• 2 John 1:13
  The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.The children of your elect sister send you greetings.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).