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μήτηρ καὶ ἀδελφοὶ

A "mother" (literally or figuratively, immediate or remote) · a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like )

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μήτηρ G3384 a "mother" (literally or figuratively, immediate or remote)
Pronunciation mḗtēr
Mother extends figuratively to spiritual relationships and symbolic representations, not just biological connection.
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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 μήτηρ καὶ ἀδελφοὶ (mētēr kai adelphoi) mean in the Bible?

μήτηρ · ἀδελφός is a Greek word meaning "mother and brothers".

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Meaning

mother and brothers
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 12:46 · Matt 12:47 · Matt 12:48 · Matt 12:49 · Matt 12:50 · Matt 13:55 · Matt 20:20 · Matt 27:56 · Mark 3:31 · Mark 3:32 · Mark 3:33 · Mark 3:34 · Mark 3:35 · Mark 15:40 · Luke 1:43 · Luke 1:60 32×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 1:18 · Matt 2:11 · Matt 10:35 · Matt 14:8 · Matt 19:12 · Luke 1:15 · John 3:4 · John 19:25 · Acts 3:2 · Acts 12:12 · Acts 14:8 · Gal 1:15 12×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 14:11 · Matt 15:5 · Mark 6:24 · Mark 6:28 · Mark 7:11 · Mark 7:12 · Luke 7:12 · Luke 7:15 · John 19:26 · Acts 1:14 · 2 Tim 1:5 11×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 2:13 · Matt 2:14 · Matt 2:20 · Matt 2:21 · Matt 10:37 · Matt 15:4 · Matt 19:5 · Matt 19:19 · Matt 19:29 · Mark 5:40 · Mark 7:10 · Mark 10:7 · Mark 10:19 · Mark 10:29 · Luke 2:34 · Luke 8:51 26×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Mark 10:30 · 1 Tim 5:2 2×
83 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 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 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 15 — Tradition, the Heart, Gentile Faith, and the Compassionate Bread of the Messiah Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind 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

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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