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Sunday, December 14th, 2025
the Third Week of Advent
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Bible Dictionaries

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

Search Results: "brother

Title Matches: 52
Brother, Brethren, Brotherhood, Brotherly
ἀδελφός ► (Strong's #80 — Noun Masculine — adelphos — ad-el-fos' ) denotes "a brother, or near kinsman;" in the plural, "a community based on identity of origin or life." It is used of: (1) male children of the same parents, Matt,
Foster-Brother
suntrophos — soon'-trof-os ) primarily denotes "one nourished or brought up with another" (sun, "with," trepho, "to rear"); it is rendered "foster-brother" in Acts 13:1 , RV. It has, however, been found in Hellenistic usage as a court term, signifying an intimate friend of a king (Deissmann), and
Approximate Match: 1
 
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