Sungenes: From Kinswoman to cousin

[gryskull]

Some of the Bible translation says that Elizabeth was Mary’s cousin. But I looked at the literal meaning of the greek word sungenes and it says KINSWOMAN.

Now my question is “How did the translation cousin came about?”
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The verse in question is Luke 1:36

I really want to know. Some info and sources please?

 

[RyanL]

The word used is “συγγενις”, which is #4773 in Strong’s. Here’s the info:
4773**|suggenes|**** { soong-ghen-ace’} **

from 4862 and 1085; TDNT - 7:736,1097; adj

AV - kinsman 7, cousin 2, kinsfolk 2, kin 1; 12

GK - 5150 { συγγενης } & 5151 { συγγενις }

1. of the same kin, akin to, related by blood

2. in a wider sense, of the same race, a fellow countryman

Here are the related words:
συγγενεια | 4772 | {N-DSF} | kindred
συγγενειαν | 4772 | {N-ASF} | kindred
συγγενειας | 4772 | {N-GSF} | kindred
συγγενεις | 4773 | {A-APM},{A-NPM} | cousin, kin(-sfolk, -sman)
συγγενεσιν | 4773 | {A-DPM} | cousin, kin(-sfolk, -sman)
συγγενευσιν | 4773 | {A-DPM} | cousin, kin(-sfolk, -sman)
συγγενη | 4773 | {A-ASM} | cousin, kin(-sfolk, -sman)
συγγενης | 4773 | {A-NSM},{A-NSF} | cousin, kin(-sfolk, -sman)
συγγενις | 4773 | {N-NSF} | cousin, kin(-sfolk, -sman)

Hope that helped…
God Bless,
RyanL

BTW, Robert Sungenis is what I thought this thread was about. If you search the apologetics forum, you’ll find out way more about him than you wanted to know. Just figured you might get a little more info with a different thread topic line…

 

[gryskull]

RyanL:

The word used is “συγγενις”, which is #4773 in Strong’s. Here’s the info:
4773**|suggenes**|** { soong-ghen-ace’} **

from 4862 and 1085; TDNT - 7:736,1097; adj

AV - kinsman 7, cousin 2, kinsfolk 2, kin 1; 12

GK - 5150 { συγγενης } & 5151 { συγγενις }

1. of the same kin, akin to, related by blood
2. in a wider sense, of the same race, a fellow countryman

Here are the related words:
συγγενεια | 4772 | {N-DSF} | kindred
συγγενειαν | 4772 | {N-ASF} | kindred
συγγενειας | 4772 | {N-GSF} | kindred
συγγενεις | 4773 | {A-APM},{A-NPM} | cousin, kin(-sfolk, -sman)
συγγενεσιν | 4773 | {A-DPM} | cousin, kin(-sfolk, -sman)
συγγενευσιν | 4773 | {A-DPM} | cousin, kin(-sfolk, -sman)
συγγενη | 4773 | {A-ASM} | cousin, kin(-sfolk, -sman)
συγγενης | 4773 | {A-NSM},{A-NSF} | cousin, kin(-sfolk, -sman)
συγγενις | 4773 | {N-NSF} | cousin, kin(-sfolk, -sman)

Hope that helped…
God Bless,
RyanL

BTW, Robert Sungenis is what I thought this thread was about. If you search the apologetics forum, you’ll find out way more about him than you wanted to know. Just figured you might get a little more info with a different thread topic line…

thanks a lot. this gets me started at least. GOD Bless

 

[Catholic_Dude]

I misread the title and thought this was a cheap attack Robert Sungenis thread.