[xzins]

Just for the sake of clarity: "Which greek word would you use to describe your very own brother from your very own shared biological mother?"

Also for the sake of clarity...this truly is the first time ever in my entire life that I've encountered the teaching that Mary did not physically deliver Christ through her birth canal. I think it is for a lot of us.

If that makes us anathema, so be it.

But, I don't think God is like that with doctrine.

I also think Jesus was delivered naturally. The scriptures seem to indicate that, and the only way to get to a contrary view is by imposing an external criteria upon the scripture.

[Kolokotronis]

""Which greek word would you use to describe your very own brother from your very own shared biological mother?""

Αδελφος

"Also for the sake of clarity...this truly is the first time ever in my entire life that I've encountered the teaching that Mary did not physically deliver Christ through her birth canal. I think it is for a lot of us."

New for me too, Padre. I've never heard such a foolish thing. But that isn't what αειπαρθενος means or even implies. It means ever virgin in the sense that she never "knew" a man.