a brother, whether born of the same two parents or only of the same father or mother

having the same national ancestor, belonging to the same people, or countryman

any fellow or man

a fellow believer, united to another by the bond of affection

an associate in employment or office

brethren in Christ

1. his brothers by blood

2. all men

3. apostles

4. Christians, as those who are exalted to the same heavenly place

Andrew = "manly"

1. A native of Bethsaida in Galilee, brother of Simon Peter, a disciple of John the Baptist, and afterwards an apostle of Christ. He is said to have been crucified at Patrae in Archaia.

himself, herself, themselves, itself

he, she, it

the same

Bartholomew = "son of Tolmai"

1. one of the twelve apostles of Christ

James = "supplanter"

1. son of Zebedee, an apostle and brother of the apostle John, commonly called James the greater or elder, slain by Herod, Acts 12

2. an apostle, son of Alphaeus, called the less

3. James the half-brother of Christ

4. an unknown James, father of the apostle Judas (?)

John = "Jehovah is a gracious giver"

1. John the Baptist was the son of Zacharias and Elisabeth, the forerunner of Christ. By order of Herod Antipas he was cast into prison and afterwards beheaded.

2. John the apostle, the writer of the Fourth Gospel, son of Zebedee and Salome, brother of James the elder. He is that disciple who (without mention by name) is spoken of in the Fourth Gospel as especially dear to Jesus and according to the traditional opinion is the author of the book of Revelation.

3. John surnamed Mark, the companion of Barnabas and Paul. #Acts 12:12

4. John a certain man, a member of the Sanhedrin. # Ac 4:6

and, also, even, indeed, but

this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted

to name

1. to name, to utter, to make mention of the name

2. to name

   1. give name to, one

   2. be named

      1. to bear the name of a person or thing

3. to utter the name of a person or thing

who, which, what, that

Peter = "a rock or a stone"

1. one of the twelve disciples of Jesus

Peter = "a rock or stone"

1. Peter was one of the apostles

2. Simon called Zelotes or the Kanaites

3. Simon, father of Judas who betrayed Jesus.

4. Simon Magus, the Samaritan wizard

5. Simon the tanner, Ac. 10

6. Simon the Pharisee, Luke 7:40-44

7. Simon of Cyrene who carried the cross of Christ

8. Simon the cousin of Jesus, the son of Cleophas

9. Simon the leper, so called to distinguish him from others of the same name

Philip = "lover of horses"

1. an apostle of Christ

2. an evangelist and one of the seven deacons of the Jerusalem church

3. tetrarch of Trachonitis, was brother to Herod Antipas, by the father's, but not by the mother's side. Philip was born of Cleopatra, of Jerusalem, and Herod of Malthace, a Samaritan: he died in the twentieth year of Tiberias, five years after his mention in Lk. 3:1. He built Caesarea Philippi. His step brother Herod Antipas, married his wife unlawfully. (Gill)

4. see 2542, Caesarea Philippi