Bible Dictionary: Fraternity

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Greek

81. adelphotes -- brotherhood
... brethren, brotherhood. From adephos; brotherhood (properly, the feeling of
brotherliness), ie The (Christian) fraternity -- brethren, brotherhood. ...
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2406. hierateuma -- a priesthood
... priesthood. From hierateuo; the priestly fraternity, ie Sacerdotal order (figuratively)
-- priesthood. see GREEK hierateuo. (ierateuma) -- 2 Occurrences. ...
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Topical Bible Verses

Hebrews 13:1
Let brotherly love continue.
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1 Peter 2:17
Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
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2 Peter 1:7
And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
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1 Peter 1:22
Seeing you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit to unfeigned love of the brothers, see that you love one another with a pure heart fervently:
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2 Thessalonians 3:15
Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
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1 Peter 3:8
Finally, be you all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brothers, be pitiful, be courteous:
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1 John 2:9-11
He that said he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness even until now.
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1 John 3:17
But whoever has this world's good, and sees his brother have need, and shuts up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwells the love of God in him?
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Strong's Hebrew

264. achavah -- brotherhood
... Word Origin from the same as ach Definition brotherhood NASB Word Usage brotherhood
(1). brotherhood. From 'ach; fraternity -- brotherhood. see HEBREW 'ach. ...
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Library

The "Fraternity" of Pharisees
... Chapter 14 The "Fraternity" of Pharisees. To realise the state of religious
society at the time of our Lord, the fact that the Pharisees ...
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Epistle ii. To Constantius, Bishop.
... My most beloved son, the deacon Boniface, has conveyed to me certain private
information through thy Fraternity's letter; namely that three bishops, having ...
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Epistle xxxiv. To John Bishop of Scyllacium .
... Now the monks of the Castilliensian monastery in your Fraternity's city have complained
to us that you are taking steps to impose upon the said monastery ...
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Book viii. Epistle i. To Peter, Bishop.
... On receiving the letters of your Fraternity we returned great thanks to Almighty
God, that you had been so good as to refresh us with the news of the gathering ...
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Epistle x. To Marinianus, Bishop of Ravenna.
... as it is necessary to investigate all things strictly and thoroughly, have taken
the precaution of ordering as follows; namely that thy Fraternity should send ...
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Epistle xi. To John, Bishop.
... I find that your Fraternity is greatly distressed on account of being forbidden
by the censure of reason to wear the pallium in litanies. ...
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Epistle xxxvi. To Maximus, Bishop of Salona .
... son the presbyter Veteranus came to the Roman city, he found me so weak from the
pains of gout as to be quite unable to answer thy Fraternity's letters myself. ...
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Epistle xxvii. To Januarius, Bishop.
... Thy Fraternity ought indeed to have been so attentive to pious duties as to be in
no need at all of our admonitions to induce thee to fulfil them: yet, as ...
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Epistle xxiii. To John, Bishop.
... to the judgment of all. With them we also fully agree with regard to the
person of your Fraternity. And we implore Almighty God ...
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Epistle Lvi. To John, Bishop.
... It is not long since certain things had been told us about thy Fraternity concerning
which we remember having declared ourselves in full, when Castorius ...
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Subtopics

Brother

Brother Against Brother

Brother and Sister Relationships

Brother: A Fraternal Epithet, Especially Among Christians--Instituted by Christ

Brother: Brother's Widow--Law Concerning--Levirate Marriage of

Brother: Joseph's, for his Brethren

Brother: Love of

Brother: Reuben's Love for Joseph

Brother: Signifies: A Companion

Brother: Signifies: A Neighbor

Brother: Signifies: A Relative,