Dictionary entry

ἀδελφότης

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

**† ἀδελφότης, -ητος, ἡ

(< ἀδελφός), [in LXX: I Mac 12:10, 17, IV Mac₅*;]

1. abstract, brotherhood, brotherly affection (LXX).

2. Concrete, the brotherhood, the Christian community: I Pe 2:17 5:9 (MM, VGT, s.v.).†