Greek · G5384, G80, G4773 · unreviewed

φίλους ... ἀδελφούς ... συγγενεῖς

Friendly/friend · a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like ) · a relative (by blood); by extension, a fellow countryman

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φίλος G5384 friendly/friend

Pronunciation phílos

Friend denoting intimate personal relationship, distinct from servant; marks chosen companionship.

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ἀδελφός G80 a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like )

Pronunciation adelphós

Brother encompasses literal kinship, fellow-nationals, neighbors, and crucially, fellow-Christians in Christian community.

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συγγενής G4773 a relative (by blood); by extension, a fellow countryman

Pronunciation syngenḗs

Blood relative or tribal kinsman; emphasizes natural family connection rather than household relationship.

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What does φίλους ... ἀδελφούς ... συγγενεῖς (philous ... adelphous ... syngeneis) mean in the Bible?

φίλος · ἀδελφός · συγγενής is a Greek word meaning "friends, brothers, relatives".

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Meaning

friends, brothers, relatives

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 11:19 · Luke 7:34 · Luke 11:6 · John 3:29 · John 11:11 · John 19:12 · Jas 2:23 · Jas 4:4 8×

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Luke 23:12 · John 15:14 · Acts 19:31 · 3 John 1:15 4×

Genitive · Plural · Masculine Luke 15:29 · Luke 21:16 · John 15:13 3×

Dative · Plural · Masculine Luke 12:4 1×

Accusative · Plural · Masculine Luke 7:6 · Luke 14:12 · Luke 15:6 · Luke 16:9 · John 15:15 · Acts 10:24 · Acts 27:3 · 3 John 1:15 8×

Accusative · Singular · Masculine Luke 11:5 · Luke 11:8 2×

Accusative · Plural · Feminine Luke 15:9 1×

Vocative · Singular · Masculine Luke 11:5 · Luke 14:10 2×

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 27 — The Storm, the Shipwreck, and the Promise of God Acts 28 — Paul in Rome: The Kingdom Proclaimed Without Hindrance John 15 — The True Vine, Abiding Fruitfulness, Christlike Love, and the World’s Hatred John 19 — The Crucified King: Behold the Man, Behold Your King, It Is Finished, and the Pierced Son John 20 — The Risen Lord: Empty Tomb, Eyewitness Faith, Peace, Mission, Spirit, Thomas, and the Purpose of the Gospel John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness Mark 3 — The Servant-King Confronted: Sabbath Mercy, Demonic Accusation, and the Family of God Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ Matthew 11 — The Messiah Question, the Rejected Generation, and Rest for the Weary Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 23 — Woes upon Hypocritical Leadership and the Lament over Jerusalem Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man Matthew 28 — The Resurrection of Jesus and the Great Commission of the Risen King Philippians 2 — The Mind of Christ and the Humility of Gospel Witness Romans 16 — Gospel Partnership, Holy Greeting, False-Teacher Warning, and Doxology to the God Who Establishes

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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