Meier, former president of the Catholic Bible Association of America, wrote: In the N [ew] T [estament] adelphos [brother], when used not merely figuratively or metaphorically but rather to designate some sort of physical or legal relationship, means only full or half - brother, and nothing else.
মেয়াৰে এইদৰে লিখিছে: “নতুন নিয়মত ব্যৱহাৰ কৰা আডেলফচ্‌ [ভায়েক] গ্ৰীক শব্দটো কোনো লাক্ষণিক বা উপমা অৰ্থত বুজোৱা নাই ।