noun · masculine
anepsios
Greekἀνεψιός (anepsios)
Strong’sG431
a cousin
stem anepsi-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀνεψιός, -οῦ, ὁ
(cf. Lat. nepos), [in LXX: Nu 36:11 (דּוֹד בֶּן), To 7:2 9:6 א*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G431 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidan-eps'-ee-os
properly, akin, i.e. (specially) a cousin
Fromfrom G1 (as a particle of union) and an obsolete νέπος (a brood);
King Jamessister's son.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | anepsios1×ἀνεψιὸς | anepsiois |
| object accusative | anepsion | anepsioin |
| direct address vocative | anepsior | anepsioir |
| of, belonging to genitive | anepsiou | anepsioiu |
| to, for dative | anepsio | anepsioi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
anepsio is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
anepsios“cousin”subjectnominative singular1×
Colossians 4:10“cousin”Aspazetō vin Aristarchos tos sunaichmalōtos mu, kai Markos tos anepsios Barnabaou peri hou lambava entolain, ean erchateia pros vin dechevar auton,My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you greetings, as does Mark the cousin of Barnabas. You have already received instructions about him: If he comes to you, welcome him.