ἀδελφός: Difference between revisions

|Definition=[ᾰ], (<b class="b3">ἀ</b>- copul., <b class="b3">δελφύς</b>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>510b13</span>; cf. [[ἀγάστωρ]]) properly, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">son of the same mother</b>: </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">I</span> as Subst., <b class="b3">ἀδελφός, ὁ,</b> voc. <b class="b3">ἄδελφε;</b> Ep., Ion., and Lyr. <b class="b3">ἀδελφεός</b> (gen. <b class="b3">-ειοῦ</b> in Hom. is for <b class="b3">-εόο</b>), Cret. <b class="b3">ἀδελφιός, ἀδευφιός</b>, <span class="title">Leg.Gort.</span>2.21, <span class="title">Mon.Ant.</span>18.319:—<b class="b2">brother</b>, Hom., etc.; <b class="b3">ἀδελφοί</b> <b class="b2">brother and sister</b>, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">El.</span>536</span>; so of the Ptolemies, θεοὶ ἀδελφοί <span class="bibl">Herod.1.30</span>, <span class="title">OGI</span>50.2 (iii B. C.), etc.; ἀπ' ἀμφοτέρων ἀδελφεός <span class="bibl">Hdt.7.97</span>: prov., χαλεποὶ πόλεμοι ἀδελφῶν <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Fr.</span>975</span>: metaph., ἀ. γέγονα σειρήνων <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">Jb.</span>30.29</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">kinsman</b>, ib.<span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ge.</span>13.8</span>, al.; <b class="b2">tribesman, Ex</b>.<span class="bibl">2.11</span>, al. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> <b class="b2">colleague, associate</b>, PTeb.1.12, <span class="title">IG</span>12 (9).906.19 (Chalcis); <b class="b2">member of a college</b>, ib.14.956. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">4</span> term of address, used by kings, <span class="title">OGI</span>138.3 (Philae), <span class="bibl">J.<span class="title">AJ</span>13.2.2</span>, etc.; generally, <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">Ju.</span>7.30</span>; esp. in letters, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PPar.</span>48</span> (ii B. C.), etc.:—as a term of affection, applicable by wife to husband, <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">To.</span>10.12</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PLond.</span>1.42.1</span> (ii B. C.), etc. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">5</span> <b class="b2">brother</b> (as a fellow Christian), <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ev.Matt.</span>12.50</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Act.Ap.</span>9.30</span>, al.; of other religious communities, e.g. Serapeum, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PPar.</span>42.1</span> (ii B. C.), cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PTaur.</span>1.1.20</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">6</span> metaph., of things, <b class="b2">fellow</b>, <b class="b3">ἀνὴρ τῷ ἀ. προσκολληθήσεται</b>, of Leviathan's scales, <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">Jb.</span>41.8</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> Adj., <b class="b3">ἀδελφός, ή, όν,</b> <b class="b2">brotherly</b> or <b class="b2">sisterly</b>, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Th.</span> 811</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">φύσιν ἀ. ἔχοντες</b>, of Hephaistos and Athena, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Criti.</span> 109c</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> generally, of anything double, <b class="b2">twin, in pairs</b>, X.<span class="title">Mem.</span> <span class="bibl">2.3.19</span>:—also, <b class="b2">akin, cognate</b>, μαθήματα <span class="bibl">Archyt.1</span>; ἀ. νόμοις <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span> 683a</span>: mostly c. gen., ἀδελφὰ τῶνδε <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ant.</span>192</span>; ἡ δὲ μωρία μάλιστ' ἀ. τῆς πονηρίας ἔφυ <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Fr.</span>925</span>; freq. in <span class="bibl">Pl., <span class="title">Phd.</span>108b</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Cra.</span>418e</span>, al., cf. <span class="bibl">Hyp.<span class="title">Epit.</span>35</span>: c. dat., ἀδελφὰ τούτοισι <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OC</span>1262</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Smp.</span>210b</span>.</span>