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ἀδελφή

MainId: 000079000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: α

StrongCodes: G0079

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 000079001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, f.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: ἀδελφή

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ῆς

   RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'ἀδελφός', 'Meanings': []}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 000079001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 10.50

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Kinship Terms

      LEXSubDomains: Kinship Relations of the Same Generation

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-02-01 15:49:58

         DefinitionShort: a female having the same father and mother as the reference person

         Glosses: sister

         Comments: For a discussion of ἀδελφή[a] in the possible meaning of cousin, see the discussion under {L:ἀδελφός}[a] ({D:10.49}).|A number of languages make a distinction in relative age of sisters, paralleling the usage of distinct terms for ‘brother’ (see {D:10.49}). The order of names in the NT normally suggests relative age, and therefore in speaking of Martha and Mary in such languages, one may designate Mary as the younger sister, since the order is normally first Martha and then Mary, though in {S:04301100100030} the order is reversed.

      LEXReferences: MAT 12:50, MAT 13:56, MAT 19:29, MARK 3:32, MARK 3:35, MARK 6:3, MARK 10:29, MARK 10:30, LUKE 10:39, LUKE 10:40, LUKE 14:26, YHN 11:1, YHN 11:3, YHN 11:5, YHN 11:28, YHN 11:39, YHN 19:25, ACTs 23:16, ROM 16:15, 1TIM 5:2, 2YHN 1:13

   2. LEXID: 000079001002000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 11.24

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Groups and Classes of Persons and Members of Such Groups and Classes

      LEXSubDomains: Socio-Religious

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-02-01 15:49:58

         DefinitionShort: a close female associate of a group with well-defined membership (in the NT referring specifically to fellow believers in Christ)

         Glosses: ['fellow believer', 'sister in Christ', 'sister in the faith']

         Comments: Though in a number of languages it is possible to use a term meaning ‘sister’ in the sense of a fellow believer, in some languages this cannot be done. As in the case of {L:ἀδελφός}[b] (see {D:11.23}), it may be possible to use a term such as ‘relative,’ but more often than not, it may be necessary to use a phrase such as ‘one who also believes’ or ‘one who believes in Christ even as we do.’

      LEXReferences: ROM 16:1, 1COR 7:15, 1COR 9:5, PHM 1:2, YAC 2:15