ἀδελφὸς
adelphós
brother
A male sibling, one born of the same father or mother; in a broader sense, a member of the same family, clan, community, or group. In extended usage, the term includes close associates, fellow members of a social, religious, or ethnic group, and sometimes co-believers or colleagues. Contextually, can refer to literal brothers, kin, compatriots, associates, or figurative 'brothers' in a spiritual or communal sense.
1 Corinthians 7:12 · Word #11
Lexicon G80
| Lemma | ἀδελφός |
| Transliteration | adelphós |
| Strong's | G80 |
| Definition | A male sibling, one born of the same father or mother; in a broader sense, a member of the same family, clan, community, or group. In extended usage, the term includes close associates, fellow members of a social, religious, or ethnic group, and sometimes co-believers or colleagues. Contextually, can refer to literal brothers, kin, compatriots, associates, or figurative 'brothers' in a spiritual or communal sense. |
Morphology N NOM M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | brother |
| Literal | brother |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἀδελφός |
| Strong's | G80 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G80-06
brother
| Morphological Notes | Noun, nominative masculine singular (Gr,N,,,,,NMS); subject-form, masculine gender, singular number. |
| Rendering Rationale | "Brother" directly reflects the core etymological sense of one born from the same womb while naturally extending to a male member of the same kin or community. The nominative masculine singular form is preserved by the singular English noun functioning as a subject form. |
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