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Koine Greek wordlink #53385

SR GNT Luke 14:26 ἀδελφάς (adelfas) ‘brothers and the sisters still and also’ Strongs=790 Lemma=adelfē
Word role=noun case=accusative gender=feminine number=plural

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Only use of identical word form ἀδελφάς (N-AFP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἀδελφάς’ (N-AFP) is always and only glossed as ‘sisters’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘adelfē’ have 4 different glosses: ‘a sister’, ‘the sister’, ‘sister’, ‘sisters’.

Greek words (7) other than ἀδελφάς (N-AFP) with a gloss related to ‘sisters’

YHN 11:3 ἀδελφαὶ (adelfai) N-NFP ‘sent_out therefore the sisters to him saying’ SR GNT Yhn 11:3 word 7

MARK 6:3 ἀδελφαὶ (adelfai) N-NFP ‘not are the sisters of him here with’ SR GNT Mark 6:3 word 31

MARK 10:29 ἀδελφὰς (adelfas) N-AFP ‘or brothers or sisters or mother or’ SR GNT Mark 10:29 word 21

MARK 10:30 ἀδελφὰς (adelfas) N-AFP ‘and brothers and sisters and mothers and’ SR GNT Mark 10:30 word 21

MAT 13:56 ἀδελφαὶ (adelfai) N-NFP ‘and the sisters of him not all’ SR GNT Mat 13:56 word 3

MAT 19:29 ἀδελφὰς (adelfas) N-AFP ‘or brothers or sisters or father or’ SR GNT Mat 19:29 word 10

1TIM 5:2 ἀδελφὰς (adelfas) N-AFP ‘mothers younger as sisters in all purity’ SR GNT 1Tim 5:2 word 6

Key: N=noun AFP=accusative,feminine,plural NFP=nominative,feminine,plural