ἀδελφῆς

adelphḗ

sister

A female sibling; in literal usage, a woman born of the same parents as another, that is, a full or half-sister. By extension and in metaphorical contexts, particularly in early Christian communities, denotes a female member of the religious or spiritual community, understood as 'sister' within communal or kinship structures. The word’s central meaning is anchored in familial relationship, but it extends by analogy to express close association within a defined group, especially within household, local, or religious collectives.

G79

2 John 1:13 · Word #6

Lexicon G79

Lemmaἀδελφή
Transliterationadelphḗ
Strong'sG79
DefinitionA female sibling; in literal usage, a woman born of the same parents as another, that is, a full or half-sister. By extension and in metaphorical contexts, particularly in early Christian communities, denotes a female member of the religious or spiritual community, understood as 'sister' within communal or kinship structures. The word’s central meaning is anchored in familial relationship, but it extends by analogy to express close association within a defined group, especially within household, local, or religious collectives.

Morphology N GEN F SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasesister
Literalsister

Lexical Info

Lemmaἀδελφή
Strong'sG79

SIBI-P1 Translation G79-05

of a sister

Morphological NotesNoun; feminine; singular; genitive case (Gr,N,,,,,GFS) indicating possession, source, or relational description.
Rendering RationaleThe genitive singular form denotes possession, relationship, or source, so "of a sister" preserves the familial root sense while reflecting the genitive case and singular number. The rendering retains the core idea of one from the same womb without contextual narrowing.

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