17 occurrences

'Sister' in the Bible

She had a sister named Mary, who sat down at the Lord's feet and kept listening to what he was saying.

But Martha was worrying about all the things she had to do, so she came to him and asked, "Lord, you do care that my sister has left me to do the work all by myself, don't you? Then tell her to help me."

Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

When she had said this, she went away and called her sister Mary and told her privately, "The Teacher is here and is calling for you!"

Jesus said, "Remove the stone." Martha, the dead man's sister, told him, "Lord, there must be a stench by now, because he's been dead for four days."

Meanwhile, standing near Jesus' cross were his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.

But the son of Paul's sister heard about the ambush, so he came and got into the barracks and told Paul.

Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas and all the saints who are with them.

2to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in your house.

Suppose a brother or sister does not have any clothes or daily food

Your sister church in Babylon, chosen along with you, sends you greetings, as does Mark, whom I regard as a son.

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
אחות 
'achowth 
Usage: 114

דּודה 
Dowdah 
Usage: 3

יבמת 
Y@bemeth 
Usage: 5

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ἀδελφή 
Adelphe 
Usage: 18

ἀνέψιος 
Anepsios 
Usage: 1

Μαρία Μαριάμ 
Maria 
Mary the mother of Jesus , Mary Magdalene , Mary the sister of Martha , Mary the mother of James , Mary the mother of John Mark , Mary of Rome
Usage: 52

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