#50 · 343× in the NT · noun · masculine

ὁ ὁ ἀδελφός

brother, fellow believer

ἀδελφός

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ὁ ἀδελφός σου ἔχει τι κατὰ σοῦ
your brother has something against you
Matt 5:23 · dictionary form
εὑρίσκει οὗτος πρῶτον τὸν ἀδελφὸν τὸν ἴδιον Σίμωνα
he first finds his own brother Simon
John 1:41 · acc. sg.
αὐτός μου ἀδελφὸς καὶ ἀδελφὴ καὶ μήτηρ ἐστίν
he is my brother and sister and mother
Matt 12:50

2nd-declension masculine · ἀδελφός, ἀδελφοῦ, ἀδελφῷ, ἀδελφόν

Plural ἀδελφοί can mean brothers and sisters, or the church family.

2nd decl. Plural ἀδελφοί in Christian texts often means brothers and sisters, or the church family — not only male siblings.