ἀδελφὴν

adelphḗ

sister

A female sibling; in literal usage, a woman born of the same parents as another, that is, a full or half-sister. By extension and in metaphorical contexts, particularly in early Christian communities, denotes a female member of the religious or spiritual community, understood as 'sister' within communal or kinship structures. The word’s central meaning is anchored in familial relationship, but it extends by analogy to express close association within a defined group, especially within household, local, or religious collectives.

G79

John 11:28 · Word #9

Lexicon G79

Lemmaἀδελφή
Transliterationadelphḗ
Strong'sG79
DefinitionA female sibling; in literal usage, a woman born of the same parents as another, that is, a full or half-sister. By extension and in metaphorical contexts, particularly in early Christian communities, denotes a female member of the religious or spiritual community, understood as 'sister' within communal or kinship structures. The word’s central meaning is anchored in familial relationship, but it extends by analogy to express close association within a defined group, especially within household, local, or religious collectives.

Morphology N ACC F SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasesister
Literalsister

Lexical Info

Lemmaἀδελφή
Strong'sG79

SIBI-P1 Translation G79-04

a sister

Morphological NotesNoun, accusative, feminine, singular (Gr,N,,,,,AFS) — indicating one female sibling in object position.
Rendering Rationale"A sister" preserves the core sense of a female born from the same womb, reflecting the root ἀδελφ-. The accusative singular feminine form denotes one female sibling as a direct object, which English represents with the singular count noun.

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