Obviously, if we take into account that a brother (ἀδελφός) can be due to belonging to the same family tribe even if the common ancestor is distant in the past, as in the case of an Israelite with another Israelite, or an Edomite or Ammonite with an Israelite due to the relationship between Lot and Abraham, that doesn't mean the word is used to mean cousin. That is a lie, taking advantage of a coincidence to invent an empty theory.
Again, one of the definitions of the word
"ἀδελφός" (sing. adelphos; pl. ἀδελφοὶ adelphoi) is "kinsman", and a kinsman can and has been used to refer to a sibling, cousin, nephew, uncle, etc.
In fact, if Mary the mother of Jesus was out with her four children, it is obvious that she was not with the other Mary's children, but with her own, and the word "cousins" could not be used for the simple fact that Jesus was with his apostles (other "cousins" because of a common ancestor) inside while his real brothers were outside... So there would be no difference or specification between the "cousins" outside and the "cousins" inside.
Joseph, Simon, James, and Judas (Jude/Thaddeus) are never called Mary of Joseph's sons. Only in
two verses (Matt. 13:55/Mk. 6:3) are those four called Jesus's "
adelphoi", which in English translates to "brothers", and that in itself doesn't prove they were His siblings, because that word has multiple definitions, e.g., "fellow-countryman", "disciple/follower", "one of the same faith", and "kinsman".
We agree the definition that applies to that word in Matt. 13:55/Mk. 6:3 is "kinsman", but a kinsman can be a sibling, cousin, nephew, or uncle, etc., and the word itself doesn't indicate which type of kinship applies. For this reason, your merely citing verses with the word "
adelphoi" and saying "See, they were Jesus's siblings!" isn't proof that that type of kinship applies.
You haven't provided evidence like I have in the opening post that proves the type of kinship that applies. You should try, but I know you won't be successful, because the evidence in the opening post shows Mary in Matt. 27:56 and Mary of Cleophas (Clopas/Alphaeus) in Jn. 19:25 were the same person, and that she and Alphaeus, Joseph's brother, were the parents of Joseph, Simon, James, and Judas (Jude/Thaddeus). Therefore, in Matt. 27:56, it's just two of Mary of Cleophas's four sons mentioned.
Luke 8:19 Now his mother and brothers came to him, but they were unable to get near him because of the crowd.
20 So it was reported to him: “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.” 21 In reply he said to them: “My mother and my brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it.”
We agree the definition "kinsman" of the word "
ἀδελφοὶ" (sing. adelphos; pl.
ἀδελφοὶ adelphoi) applies in Lk. 8:19-20, but a kinsman can be a sibling, cousin, nephew, or uncle, etc., and the word itself doesn't indicate which type of kinship applies. You
assume the type of kinship that applies in Lk. 8:19-20 is siblings, you
assume Jesus's brothers Joseph, Simon, James, and Judas (Jude/Thaddeus) in Matt. 13:55/Mk. 6:3 were His siblings, you
assume the aforementioned four were the brothers in Lk. 8:19-20, despite those verses giving
zero indication of that, nor of how many brothers arrived.
PS: You should read serious dictionaries and not that supposed "Greek Dictionary" ... that no one knows who is the author.
It's a serious dictionary if you bothered to look at it, and the author's name is in the web address, as well as on the site itself, along with a bio. Thanks for displaying how lazy you are.