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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) A spiritual or social fellowship; The state of being brothers or a brother.

2. (n.) An association for any purpose, as a society of monks; a fraternity.

3. (n.) The whole body of persons engaged in the same business, -- especially those of the same profession; as, the legal or medical brotherhood.

4. (n.) Persons, and, poetically, things, of a like kind.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

BROTHERHOOD

bruth'-er-hood: The rare occurrence of the term (only Zechariah 11:14 and 1 Peter 2:17) in contrast with the abundant use of "brother," "brethren," seems to indicate that the sense of the vital relation naturally called for the most concrete expression: "the brethren." But in 1 Peter 2:17 the abstract is used for the concrete. In the Old Testament the brotherhood of all Israelites was emphasized; but in the New Testament the brotherhood in Christ is a relation so much deeper and stronger as to eclipse the other.

See also BROTHER; BRETHREN.

Greek

81. adelphotes -- brotherhood
... brotherhood. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: adelphotes Phonetic
Spelling: (ad-el-fot'-ace) Short Definition: brotherhood Definition ...
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Strong's Hebrew

264. achavah -- brotherhood
... 263, 264. achavah. 265 . brotherhood. Transliteration: achavah Phonetic
Spelling: (akh-av-aw') Short Definition: brotherhood. Word ...
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251. ach -- a brother
... a brother NASB Word Usage alike (1), another (16), brethren (17), brother (218),
brother with his brothers (1), brother's (21), brotherhood (1), brothers (195 ...
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Library

Brotherhood and Service
... V. THE CHURCH Brotherhood and Service. [1868]488 Am Ia soldier of the cross
[1869]489 Blest be the tie that binds [1870]490 Go, labour on! ...
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SM Johns. Human Brotherhood.
... 184. SM Johns. Human Brotherhood. 1 Hush the loud cannon's roar, The frantic
warrior's call! Why should the earth be drenched with gore? ...
/.../various/book of hymns for public and private devotion/184 s m johns human.htm

Our Father! Thy Dear Name Doth Show
... V. THE CHURCH Brotherhood and Service 499. Our Father! thy dear Name doth show. ...
Throughout its widest span: O help us everywhere to see. The brotherhood of man. ...
/.../brotherhood and service 499 our.htm

Blest be the Tie that Binds
... V. THE CHURCH Brotherhood and Service 489. Blest be the tie that binds. SM
[1902]Boylston: Lowell Mason, 1832. John Fawcett, 1782; Alt. ...
/.../brotherhood and service 489 blest.htm

Eternal Ruler of the Ceaseless Round
... V. THE CHURCH Brotherhood and Service 491. Eternal Ruler of the ceaseless round.
Six 10's [1906]Sacramentum Unitatis: Charles H. Lloyd, 1885. ...
/.../brotherhood and service 491 eternal.htm

Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life
... V. THE CHURCH Brotherhood and Service 494. Where cross the crowded ways of life.
LM [1912]Gardiner: Arr., William Gardiner, Sacred Melodies, 1815. ...
/.../brotherhood and service 494 where.htm

Come, Labour On
... V. THE CHURCH Brotherhood and Service 497. Come, labour on. 4.10.10.10.4 [1918]Ora
Labora: T. Tertius Noble, 1918. Jane Borthwick, 1859. Come, labour on. ...
/.../brotherhood and service 497 come.htm

Rise Up, O Men of God
... V. THE CHURCH Brotherhood and Service 492. Rise up, O men of God. SM ... His kingdom
tarries long. Bring in the day of brotherhood. And end the night of wrong. ...
/.../brotherhood and service 492 rise.htm

When Wilt Thou Save the People?
... V. THE CHURCH Brotherhood and Service 501. When wilt thou save the people?
7.6.7.6.8.8.8.5 [1926]Kendal: Arthur Somervell, 1906. Ebenezer Elliot, 1850. ...
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Am Ia Soldier of the Cross
... V. THE CHURCH Brotherhood and Service 488. Am Ia soldier of the cross. CM
[1900]Marlow: John Chatham, 1718. Isaac Watts, 1724. Am Ia soldier of the cross,. ...
/.../brotherhood and service 488 am.htm

Thesaurus

Brotherhood (7 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) The whole body of persons engaged in the same business, -- especially those
of the same profession; as, the legal or medical brotherhood. ...BROTHERHOOD. ...
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Kindness (295 Occurrences)
... As sonship is the most essential factor in man's right relation to God, so
is brotherhood in his relation to his fellow-man. Brotherhood...
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Brotherly (8 Occurrences)
... As sonship is the most essential factor in man's right relation to God, so
is brotherhood in his relation to his fellow-man. Brotherhood...
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Goods (231 Occurrences)
... The thought conveyed is that all believers in that church held their property as
a trust from the Lord, for the benefit of the entire brotherhood, and, as ...
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Malefactor (2 Occurrences)
... The universal brotherhood which the New Testament teaches is that brotherhood which
is based on faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as the divine and only Saviour ...
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Bands (130 Occurrences)
... the emblem of the captivity of Israel (Ezek. 34:27; Isaiah 28:22; 52:2);
(5) of brotherhood (Ezek. 37:15-28); (6) no bands to the ...
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Community (77 Occurrences)
... The thought conveyed is that all believers in that church held their property as
a trust from the Lord, for the benefit of the entire brotherhood, and, as ...
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Agape
... Jews-the Passover being the great type-would make it natural In Jerusalem to give
expression by means of table fellowship to the sense of brotherhood, and the ...
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Love (703 Occurrences)
... As sonship is the most essential factor in man's right relation to God, so
is brotherhood in his relation to his fellow-man. Brotherhood...
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Brother (402 Occurrences)
... 4. (vt) To make a brother of; to call or treat as a brother; to admit to
a brotherhood. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. BROTHER. ...
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Bible Concordance

Brotherhood (7 Occurrences)

1 Corinthians 6:5 I say this to put you to shame. Is there not among you one wise man who may be able to give a decision between his brothers?
(See RSV)

1 Thessalonians 4:9 But on the subject of love for the brotherhood it is unnecessary for me to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another;
(WEY)

Hebrews 12:15 Be carefully on your guard lest there be any one who falls back from the grace of God; lest any root bearing bitter fruit spring up and cause trouble among you, and through it the whole brotherhood be defiled;
(WEY)

1 Peter 2:17 Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Peter 5:9 Whom resist, stedfast in faith, knowing that the selfsame sufferings are accomplished in your brotherhood which is in the world.
(DBY YLT RSV)

Amos 1:9 Thus said Jehovah: For three transgressions of Tyre, And for four, I do not reverse it, Because of their delivering up a complete captivity to Edom, And they remembered not the brotherly covenant,
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Zechariah 11:14 Then I cut apart my other staff, even Union, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Brotherhood

Related Terms

Kindness (295 Occurrences)

Brotherly (8 Occurrences)

Goods (231 Occurrences)

Malefactor (2 Occurrences)

Bands (130 Occurrences)

Community (77 Occurrences)

Agape

Love (703 Occurrences)

Brother (402 Occurrences)