What does φίλος · ἀδελφός · συγγενής mean in the Bible?
φίλος · ἀδελφός · συγγενής is a Greek phrase meaning "friends, brothers, relatives".
Greek · G5384, G80, G4773
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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φίλοςG5384friendly/friend
Pronunciationphílos
Friend denoting intimate personal relationship, distinct from servant; marks chosen companionship.
Open lexicon entry →ἀδελφόςG80a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like )
Pronunciationadelphós
Brother encompasses literal kinship, fellow-nationals, neighbors, and crucially, fellow-Christians in Christian community.
Open lexicon entry →συγγενήςG4773a relative (by blood); by extension, a fellow countryman
Pronunciationsyngenḗs
Blood relative or tribal kinsman; emphasizes natural family connection rather than household relationship.
Open lexicon entry →What does φίλους ... ἀδελφούς ... συγγενεῖς (philous ... adelphous ... syngeneis) mean in the Bible?
φίλος · ἀδελφός · συγγενής is a Greek phrase meaning "friends, brothers, relatives".
Full entry for φίλους ... ἀδελφούς ... συγγενεῖς (G5384, G80, G4773) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5384, G80, G4773?
G5384, G80, G4773 is connected to 29 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. friends, brothers, relatives
Source Gloss
friends, brothers, relatives
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 8 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 patterns8Aligned forms29Case patternNominative (12)Number patternPlural (17)
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 11:19 · Luke 7:34 · Luke 11:6 · John 3:29 · John 11:11 · John 19:12 · Jas 2:23 · Jas 4:48×
Nominative · Plural · MasculineLuke 23:12 · John 15:14 · Acts 19:31 · 3 John 1:154×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineLuke 15:29 · Luke 21:16 · John 15:133×
Dative · Plural · MasculineLuke 12:41×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineLuke 7:6 · Luke 14:12 · Luke 15:6 · Luke 16:9 · John 15:15 · Acts 10:24 · Acts 27:3 · 3 John 1:158×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineLuke 11:5 · Luke 11:82×
Accusative · Plural · FeminineLuke 15:91×
Vocative · Singular · MasculineLuke 11:5 · Luke 14:102×