KJV dictionary & concordance
1. Persons of the same people, tribe, community, or shared service who are regarded or addressed as brothers. 2. Persons regarded as brothers by reason of faith or another spiritual relation. 3. Male siblings or other male relatives.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 9:22
Complete exact-word concordance
And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
And hee stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold, my mother and my brethren.
Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
Is not this the Carpenters sonne? Is not his mother called Marie? and his brethren, Iames, and Ioses, and Simon, and Iudas?
1611 marginal noteIoh. 6.42.
And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
And euery one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my Names sake, shall receiue an hundred fold, and shall inherite euerlasting life.
And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren.
And when the ten heard it, they were moued with indignation against the two brethren.
Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother:
Now there were with vs seuen brethren, and the first when he had maried a wife, deceased, and hauing no issue, left his wife vnto his brother.
But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.
But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, euen Christ, and all ye are brethren.
1611 marginal noteIames 3.1.
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
And the King shall answere, and say vnto them, Uerely I say vnto you, in as much as ye haue done it vnto one of the least of these my brethren, ye haue done it vnto me.
Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.
Then said Iesus vnto them, Be not afraid: Goe tell my brethren that they goe into Galilee, and there shall they see me.
¶ There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.
¶ There came then his brethren, and his mother, and standing without, sent vnto him, calling him.
1611 marginal noteMat. 13.46.
And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.
And the multitude sate about him and they said vnto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seeke for thee.
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1 · Direct Scripture definition
And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
