Kin, Kinsfolk, Kinsman, Kinswoman
Kin, Kinsfolk, Kinsman, Kinswoman
primarily denoting “congenital, natural, innate” (sun, “with,” genos, “a family, race, offspring”), then, “akin to,” is used as a noun, denoting (a) of “family relationship, kin, a kinsman, kinsfolk(s),” Luk 1:58, RV, “kinsfolk” (AV, “cousins”); Luk 14:12; Luk 21:16; Joh 18:26; Act 10:24; (b) of “tribal or racial kinship, fellow nationals,” Rom 9:3; Rom 16:7, Rom 16:11, Rom 16:21.
a late feminine form of A (some mss. have sungenes), denotes “a kinswoman,” Luk 1:36, RV, “kinswoman” (AV, “cousin”). Cp. sungeneia (see KINDRED).
an alternative form of A, is used in Mar 6:4, “kin,” and Luk 2:44, “kinsfolk.”