- Original: ἀδελφότης - Transliteration: Adelphotes - Phonetic: ad-el-fot'-ace - Definition: 1. brotherhood, brotherly kindness 2. a family of brothers, the brotherhood - Origin: from G80 - TDNT entry: 03:24,2 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From G80 ; brotherhood (properly the feeling of brotherliness) that is (the (Christian) fraternity: - brethren brotherhood. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • brethren, 1 1 Peter 5:9 • brotherhood, 1 1 Peter 2:17