adelphos identifies fellow members addressed, greeted, instructed, or treated within a shared community.

The attested use chiefly identifies fellow members of a shared community, whether directly addressed in instruction, included in greetings and gatherings, or considered in obligations of care and conduct. The same designation can mark an individual relationship, as when someone is not to cause another to stumble or when disputes arise between members.

1. Fellow members in communal address and relations · dominant

   Plural vocatives address a gathered audience in instruction: in 1 Corinthians 1:10 the APB renders an appeal for agreement and no divisions, and in 1 Corinthians 14:26 it renders directions for what each person brings when they assemble. The term also identifies members who are greeted, assisted, or owed care: in 1 Thessalonians 5:26 the APB renders a greeting to all, while in 1 Corinthians 8:13 it renders a commitment not to make an individual stumble.

   1 Corinthians 1:101 Corinthians 14:261 Corinthians 8:131 Thessalonians 5:261 John 3:161 Timothy 5:1

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB commonly presents the term as “brothers” in collective address and as “brother” for an individual. These renderings confirm the clauses' communal and relational setting rather than establish every nuance of the Greek form.