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Cousin

ἀνεψιόςStrong’s G0431

anepsios

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Anepsios is the Greek word usually translated “cousin”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you, and Marcus, sister’s son to Barnabas, (touching whom ye received commandments: if he come unto you, receive him;)”
Colossians 4:10 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “cousin”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • cousin 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Colossians 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    ἀνεψιός anepsios · cousin

    ἀνεψιός, -οῦ, ὁ (cf. Lat. nepos), [in LXX: Num.36:11 ( בֵּן דּוֹד), Tob.7:2 9:6 א * ;] a cousin: Col.4:10 (MM, VGT, see word).† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “cousin” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    COUSIN, noun

    1. In a general sense, one collaterally related more remotely than a brother or sister.
    2. Appropriately, the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt; the children of brothers and sisters being usually denominated cousins or cousin-germans.
    3. A title given by a king to a nobleman, particularly to those of the council.
    All definitions and other forms of “cousin”

      COUSIN, adjective

      Allied.

        Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

        Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.