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ἀδελφή

adelphe

sister

Appears 61 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀδελφή, ἡ, fem. of ἀδελφός, A. sister, Trag., E Fr. 866, etc.; ὁμοπατρία ἀ. Men. Georg. 12, cf. PTeb. 320.5 (ii A.D.): Ion. ἀδελφ-εή, Hdt. 2.56, al.; Ep. ἀδελφ-ειή, Q.S. 1.30; Dor. ἀδελφ-εά, Pi. N. 7.4, and in lyr, passages of Trag., S. OT 160, OC 535. 2. kinswoman, LXX Jb. 42.11. 3. term of endearment, Ca. 4.9, To. 5.21; applied to a wife, POxy. 744.1 (i B. C.), etc.:—as a title, Βερενίκη ἡ ἀ. καὶ γυνὴ αὐτοῦ (of a cousin) OGI 60.3 (iii B. C.):—sister (as a fellow Christian), Ep.Rom. 16.1, etc.
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