The Greek word adelphotes

Related to the Greek noun “adelphos” (brother), the noun “adelphotes” means “brotherhood.”  This word occurs two times in the New Testament and both of these places are in the book of First Peter (1 Pet. 2:17; 5:9).

The word “brotherhood” is somewhat like the word “church” (it describes a “group” of fellow Christians who are both male and female).

This word is not found in Classical or Non-Classical Greek prior to the LXX.

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