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The passage below in Acts uses the word "brethren" twice, ἀδελφοῖς, ἀδελφοί (adelphoi = brothers). Apparently there were alot of brothers.

Strong's Concordance
adelphos: a brother
Original Word: ἀδελφός, οῦ, ὁ
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: adelphos
Phonetic Spelling: (ad-el-fos')
Short Definition: a brother
Definition: a brother, member of the same religious
community, especially a fellow-Christian.


These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren. And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,) Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus. For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.

Acts, Catholic chapter one, Protestant verses fourteen to seventeen,
as authorized, but not authored, by King James

12 posted on 05/13/2017 6:51:29 AM PDT by af_vet_1981 (The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began.)
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To: af_vet_1981

Again, context is your friend.


33 posted on 05/13/2017 10:36:18 AM PDT by ealgeone
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