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from a- ('same') and delphys ('womb'), may mean physical brothers, physical siblings, figurative brothers, or figurative siblings. Adelphoi sometimes means more than a blood brother, e.g., Gen 29:12; Rom 9:3 (kinsman); Matt 5:22-3 (neighbor); Mark 6:17-8 (step-brother). In such instances the context must determine the meaning. Adelphoi is distinct from anepsios, meaning cousin, nephew, niece, and this word is never used to describe James and the other siblings of Jesus. The word "anepsios" is only employed once

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