The meaning of “συγγενής”
Understanding syngenḗs reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
cousin, kin(-sfolk, -sman). - a relative (by blood) - by extension, a fellow countryman
συγγενής
cousin, kin(-sfolk, -sman). - a relative (by blood) - by extension, a fellow countryman
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Mark 6:4 | “But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.” Word: συγγενής (syngenḗs) | |
| Luke 2:44 | “But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day’s journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.” Word: συγγενής (syngenḗs) | |
| John 18:26 | “One of the servants of the high priest, being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him?” Word: συγγενής (syngenḗs) | |
| Acts 10:24 | “And the morrow after they entered into Cesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.” Word: συγγενής (syngenḗs) | |
| Romans 16:11 | “Salute Herodion my kinsman. Greet them that be of the household of Narcissus, which are in the Lord.” Word: συγγενής (syngenḗs) |