What does ἀγαπητός · ἀδελφός mean in the Bible?
ἀγαπητός · ἀδελφός is a Greek phrase meaning "beloved brother".
Greek · G27, G80
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 phrase meaning "beloved brother".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G27, G80?
G27, G80 is connected to 61 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. beloved brother
Source Gloss
beloved brother
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 10 Aligned forms 61 Case pattern Nominative (16) Number pattern Singular (24)
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×
Word Origins
ἀγαπητὸς ἀδελφὸς is built from this root:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain