ἀδελφὴν

adelphen

sister

feminine of ἀδελφός; a sister (naturally or ecclesiastically):--sister.

G79

John 11:5 · Word #9

Lexicon G79

Lemmaἀδελφή
Transliterationadelphḗ
Strong'sG79
In-contextsister
Literalsister-[AFS]

Morphology N ACC F SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaἀδελφή
Strong'sG79

SIBI-P1 G79-04

a sister (female sibling)

Morphological NotesGr,N,,,,,AFS = noun, accusative case, feminine gender, singular number; functioning as a direct object in the clause.
Rendering RationaleThe noun ἀδελφή denotes a female born from the same womb, preserving its root connection to ἀδελφός (brother) and shared familial origin. The accusative feminine singular form (AFS) is reflected in the singular rendering "a sister," indicating a single female sibling functioning as a direct object in context.

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Words from Root ἀδελφή (sister, female sibling, woman of shared kinship, believing sister)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G79-01 adelphai the womb-sharing sisters
G79-02 adelphas sisters
G79-03 adelphe a same-womb sister

Word Usage (25 occurrences of G79)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 12:50 ἀδελφὴ adelphe
Matthew 13:56 ἀδελφαὶ adelphai
Matthew 19:29 ἀδελφὰς adelphas