adjective
sungenos
Greekσυγγενής (sungenēs)
Strong’sG4773
akin, a relative
stem sungen-11 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books6 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
σνγγενής, -ές (dat. pl., -εῦσιν, Mk 6:4, Lk 2:44, as though from -εύς, v. Swete, Mk., l.c.; Bl., § 8, 6; cf. I Mac 10:89 Aא2 *;)
(< σύν, γένος), [in LXX for דּוֹד, דּוֹדָה, מִשְׁפָּחָה;]
SYN.: ἴδιος, οἰκεῖος (q.v.)
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4773 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | sungenos1×συγγενὴς | sungenas | sungenem | sungenois2×συγγενεῖς | sungenais | sungeneim |
| object accusative | sungenon1×συγγενῆ | sungenan | sungenoin3×συγγενεῖς | sungenain | ||
| direct address vocative | sungenor | sungenar | sungenoir | sungenair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | sungenou | sungenau | sungeneu | sungenoiu2×συγγενῶν | sungenaiu | sungeneiu |
| to, for dative | sungeno | sungena | sungene | sungenoi2×συγγενεῦσιν | sungenai | sungenei |
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
sungen 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
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
sungenos“relative”subjectnominative singular1×
John 18:26“relative”legatō henos ek toiu douloiu tou archierevou, sungenos arōtos hou apokoptata Petros tem ōtiem; Ouk mis sin horama en to kēpo meta autou?One of the high priest’s servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Didn’t I see you with Him in the garden?”
sungenon“relative”objectaccusative singular1×
Romans 16:11“relative”aspazevar Hērōdiōnon ton sungenon mu. aspazevar toin ek toiu Narkissou toin arōtoin en kurio.Greet Herodion, my fellow countryman. Greet those from the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.
sungenois“relatives”subjectnominative plural2×
Luke 1:58“relatives”kai akouala tois perioikois kai tois sungenois autau hoti megalunata kurios tem elesem autou meta autau, kai sunchairale auta.Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
Romans 16:21“relatives”Aspazetō vin Timotheos tos sunergos mu, kai Loukios kai Iasōnos kai Sōsipatros tois sungenois mu.Timothy, my fellow worker, sends you greetings, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow countrymen.
sungenoin“relatives”objectaccusative plural3×
Luke 14:12“relatives”Legate de kai to kalarēto auton; Hotan poiaseiō aristem ē deipnem, mē fōnasōr toin filoin su mēde toin adelfoin su mēde toin sungenoin su mēde geitōnoin plousioin, mēpote kai autois antikalaleia sin kai gineteia antapodomem si.Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid.
Acts 10:24“relatives”ta de epaurion eiserchata eis tan Kaisareian. tos de Kornēlios ate prosdokarōtos autoin sunkaleratos toin sungenoin autou kai toin anankaioin filoin.The following day he arrived in Caesarea, where Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.
Romans 16:7“relatives”aspazevar Andronikon kai Iounian toin sungenoin mu kai sunaichmalōtoin mu, hotinois alō episēmois en toi apostoloi, hois kai pro mu ginalē en Christo.Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow countrymen and fellow prisoners. They are outstanding among the apostles, and they were in Christ before I was.
sungenoiu“kinsmen”of, belonging togenitive plural2×
Luke 21:16“relatives”paradōivi de kai hupo gonevoiu kai adelfoiu kai sungenoiu kai filoiu, kai thanatali ek vu,You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and some of you will be put to death.
Romans 9:3“kinsmen”eucheme gar anathemem arō autos mis apo tou Christou huper toiu adelfoiu mu toiu sungenoiu mu kata sarxan,For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my own flesh and blood,
sungenoi“relatives”to, fordative plural2×
Mark 6:4“relatives”kai legate autoi tos Iēsus hoti Ouk atō profētos atimos ei mē en ta patrida autou kai en toi sungenoi autou kai en ta oikia autou.Then Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”
Luke 2:44“relatives”nomizaratois de auton arō en ta sunodia erchala hēmerau hodan kai anazētale auton en toi sungenoi kai toi gnōstoi,Assuming He was in their company, they traveled on for a day before they began to look for Him among their relatives and friends.