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adelphoi

adelphoi noun: the brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ, named in the New Testament as James, Joses, Simon, and Jude; unnamed sisters are mentioned in Mark and Matthew.

Noun

adelphoi pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ, named in the New Testament as James, Joses, Simon, and Jude; unnamed sisters are mentioned in Mark and Matthew.

Origin of adelphoi

Ancient Greek ἀδελφοί (adelphoí)

Questions about adelphoi

What does adelphoi mean?
Adelphoi means the brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ, named in the New Testament as James, Joses, Simon, and Jude; unnamed sisters are mentioned in Mark and Matthew.
What part of speech is adelphoi?
Adelphoi is a noun.

Words near adelphoi in the dictionary

  1. adelphic
  2. Adelphius
  3. adelpho-
  4. adelphogamous
  5. adelphogamy
  6. adelphoi
  7. adelphomyine
  8. adelphomyines
  9. adelphoparasite
  10. adelphoparasitism
  11. adelphophage

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