ἀδελφῇ
adelphe
sister
feminine of ἀδελφός; a sister (naturally or ecclesiastically):--sister.
Philemon 1:2 · Word #4
Lexicon G79
| Lemma | ἀδελφή |
| Transliteration | adelphḗ |
| Strong's | G79 |
| In-context | sister |
| Literal | sister |
Morphology N DAT F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἀδελφή |
| Strong's | G79 |
SIBI-P1 G79-03
a same-womb sister
| Root | ἀδελφή (adelphē) |
| Core Meanings | sister, female sibling, female member of the same kinship group, spiritual sister |
| Semantic Range | biological sister; female relative; fellow member of the covenant community; spiritual sister in the Messiah; affectionate address to a believing woman. |
| Conceptual Significance | In biblical usage, ἀδελφή expresses both natural family bonds and the redefined kinship of the covenant community. It reflects the scriptural emphasis on shared origin—whether by birth or by new birth—and underscores the familial structure of the believing assembly. |
| Morphological Notes | Gr,N,,,,,NFS — noun, nominative, feminine, singular; denotes a female sibling functioning as the subject or predicate nominative in a clause. Related surface forms in the dataset include vocative masculine singular (from ἀδελφός), but ἀδελφή itself is feminine. |
| Rendering Rationale | The term ἀδελφή derives from the idea of those born from the same womb (a- + delphys, "womb"), highlighting shared origin and kinship. Rendering it as "same-womb sister" preserves this root imagery while reflecting its nominative feminine singular form as a single female sibling or covenantal sister. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root ἀδελφή (sister, female sibling, female member of the same kinship group, spiritual sister)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
G79-01 |
adelphai | the womb-sharing sisters |
G79-02 |
adelphas | sisters |
G79-04 |
adelphen | a sister (female sibling) |
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 |