Pseudadelphos refers to people presented as brothers but portrayed as a danger or covert pressure within the community.

The two occurrences portray people identified as brothers in a negative or deceptive setting: as a source of danger in 2 Corinthians 11:26 and as covert intruders who seek to restrict freedom in Galatians 2:4.

1. Professed brothers posing danger or pressure · dominant

   In 2 Corinthians 11:26, the dative plural form occurs among repeated dangers, and the APB renders the clause “in dangers from false brothers.” In Galatians 2:4, the accusative plural form identifies those who “had secretly slipped in to spy out the freedom” and sought to bring others into slavery; both verses show the same hostile portrayal of persons called brothers.

   2 Corinthians 11:26Galatians 2:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “false brothers” in both verses. In 2 Corinthians 11:26 it places them among dangers, while in Galatians 2:4 it describes their covert entry and intended restriction of freedom.