UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, m.

Inflections: ψευδάδελφος; -ου

Constructions: ψευδάδελφος; ψεύδομαι; ἀδελφός

Sense 1: false brother, one who only pretends to be a fellow believer in Christ

Semantic entry: 11.36

Semantic domains: Groups and Classes of Persons and Members of Such Groups and Classes

Subdomains: Socio-Religious

Definition: an individual who pretends to be a close member of a socio-religious group but is not (see 11.22: ἀδελφότης, 11.23: ἀδελφός, and 11.24: ἀδελφή)

Notes: It is frequently necessary to make explicit the full implications of ‘false brother’ by translating ‘one who pretends to be a fellow believer in Christ but is not.’

CO2 11:26: RV CO2 11:26 · LV CO2 11:26 · Read together CO2 11:26

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OET-RV CO2 11:26

26 I’ve done many long trips, crossed dangerous rivers, risked being robbed, was persecuted by my own people as well as by non-Jews, have been in danger in the city, in the wilderness and on the ocean, as well as being attacked by false teachers.

OET-LV CO2 11:26

26 in _journeys often, in _dangers of _rivers, in _dangers of _robbers, in _dangers from my_race, in _dangers from the_pagans, in _dangers in the_city, in _dangers in the_wilderness, in _dangers on the_sea, in _dangers among false _brothers,

GAL 2:4: RV GAL 2:4 · LV GAL 2:4 · Read together GAL 2:4

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OET-RV GAL 2:4

4 However, some false brothers were sneaked in to monitor the freedoms that we have in the messiah, Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus), and they wanted us to be enslaved to their traditions.

OET-LV GAL 2:4

4 But because _of the sneaked _in false _brothers, who slipped _in to _spy _out the freedom of _us, which we _are _having in chosen _one /messiah Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa), in _order _that they _will _be _enslaving us,

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

ψευδάδελφος

Form 1

Sense 1: false brother, one who only pretends to be a fellow believer in Christ