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ἀγαπητὸς ἀδελφὸς

Beloved · a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like )

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ἀγαπητός G27 beloved
Pronunciation agapētós
Describes the object of covenant love rather than the emotion itself; marks deep relational belonging.
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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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What does ἀγαπητὸς ἀδελφὸς (agapētos adelphos) mean in the Bible?

ἀγαπητός · ἀδελφός is a Greek word meaning "beloved brother".

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Meaning

beloved brother
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 3:17 · Matt 12:18 · Matt 17:5 · Mark 1:11 · Mark 9:7 · Luke 3:22 · Eph 6:21 · Col 4:7 · Col 4:14 · 2 Pet 1:17 · 2 Pet 3:15 11×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Rom 11:28 · 1 Thess 2:8 · 1 Tim 6:2 3×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter 1 Cor 4:17 1×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Eph 5:1 1×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Col 1:7 1×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Col 4:9 · Phlm 1:1 · 3 John 1:1 3×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Acts 15:25 · Rom 1:7 2×
Dative · Singular · Neuter 2 Tim 1:2 1×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Mark 12:6 · Luke 20:13 · Rom 16:5 · Rom 16:8 · Rom 16:9 · Phlm 1:16 6×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Rom 16:12 1×
61 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
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 28 — Paul in Rome: The Kingdom Proclaimed Without Hindrance Colossians 4 — Prayer, Wise Witness, Faithful Service, and Gospel Fellowship Ephesians 5 — Walking in Love, Light, Wisdom, and Spirit-Filled Order 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 Luke 20 — The Rejected Son, the Questioned Authority, and the Lord Who Silences His Opponents Luke 3 — The Way Prepared, the Son Revealed, and the Lineage Traced Mark 1 — The Beginning of the Gospel: The Servant-King Appears with Authority Mark 12 — The Rejected Son, the Greatest Commandment, the Lord of David, and the Widow’s Offering Mark 3 — The Servant-King Confronted: Sabbath Mercy, Demonic Accusation, and the Family of God Mark 9 — Glory, Unbelief, Suffering, Humility, and Radical Discipleship Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 17 — The Glory of the Son, the Coming of Elijah, the Failure of Little Faith, and the Son’s Humble Freedom 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 Matthew 3 — The Forerunner, the Kingdom, and the Beloved Son Philippians 2 — The Mind of Christ and the Humility of Gospel Witness Philippians 4 — Rejoicing, Peace, Contentment, and Gospel Partnership in Christ Romans 11 — The Remnant, the Grafted Gentiles, and the Mercy of God Toward Israel 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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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