Kindred
συγγένειαStrong’s G4772sungeneia
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Sungeneia is the Greek word usually translated “kindred” and “relatives”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.”
Meaning
Usually translated “kindred” and “relatives”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- kindred 2
- relatives 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 2
- Luke 1
2 books in all.
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Greek dictionary
συγγένεια sungeneia · kindred
συγγένεια, -ας, ἡ (συγγενής), [in LXX chiefly for מִשְׁפָּחָה ;] 1. kinship. 2. By meton., kinsfolk, kindred: Luk.1:61, Act.7:3, 14 † (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “kindred” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
KIN'DRED, noun
[from kin, kind.]
- Relation by birth; consanguinity.
- Relation by marriage; affinity.
- Relatives by blood or marriage, more properly the former.“Thou shalt go unto my country and to my kindred” Genesis 24:4
- Relation; suit; connection in kind.
All definitions and other forms of “kindred”
KIN'DRED, adjective
Related; congenial; of the like nature or properties; as kindred souls; kindred skies.
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.