Bible Dictionary: Cousin

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) One collaterally related more remotely than a brother or sister; especially, the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.

2. (n.) A title formerly given by a king to a nobleman, particularly to those of the council. In English writs, etc., issued by the crown, it signifies any earl.

3. (n.) Allied; akin.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

COUSIN

kuz'-'-n (anepsios): Only in Colossians 4:10, where Mark is said to be "cousin" (Revised Version) to Barnabas, and not as in the King James Version, "sister's son." The renderings "cousin" of the King James Version for suggenes, in Luke 1:36, 58 were probably understood at the time of the translation, in the wider, and not in the more restricted, sense of the term, now almost universally prevalent. In view of this the renderings "kinswoman," "kinsfolk" in the Revised Version (British and American) are preferable. As a title of honor and dignity, it occurs in 1 Esdras 4:42, etc.

See KINSMAN.

Greek

431. anepsios -- a cousin
... a cousin. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: anepsios Phonetic Spelling:
(an-eps'-ee-os) Short Definition: a cousin Definition: a cousin, nephew. ...
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4773. suggenes -- congenital, hence akin to, subst. a kinsman ...
... relative, kinsman, cousin From sun and genos; a relative (by blood); by extension,
a fellow countryman -- cousin, kin(-sfolk, -sman). see GREEK sun. ...
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2083. hetairos -- a companion
... [Note the confusion about this term with 2087 at Mt 11:16.]. Word Origin from etes
(clansman, cousin) Definition a companion NASB Word Usage friend (3). ...
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Strong's Hebrew

4782. Mordekay -- a companion of Zerubbabel, also a cousin of ...
... Mordekay. 4783 . a companion of Zerubbabel, also a cousin of Esther. Transliteration:
Mordekay Phonetic Spelling: (mor-dek-ah'-ee) Short Definition: Mordecai. ...
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2601. Chanamel -- Jeremiah's cousin
... 2600, 2601. Chanamel. 2602 . Jeremiah's cousin. Transliteration: Chanamel
Phonetic Spelling: (khan-am-ale') Short Definition: Hanamel. ...
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Library

Letter to Her Cousin, Jeanne Guerin (Madame La Neele) August, 1895 ...
... LETTERS TO HER COUSIN MARIE GUÉRIN LETTER TO HER COUSIN, JEANNE GUÉRIN
(MADAME LA NÉELE) August, 1895. August, 1895. It is a ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/therese/story of a soul/letter to her cousin jeanne.htm

Fun and Mischief. His Little Cousin and the "Gnats. " the Aurora ...
... CHAPTER IV. Fun and Mischief. His Little Cousin and the "Gnats." The Aurora Borealis. ...
Fun and Mischief. His Little Cousin and the "Gnats." The Aurora Borealis. ...
/.../chapter iv fun and mischief.htm

Mary's visit to Her Cousin.
... HIS BIRTH AND BOYHOOD. THE DIVINE ANNOUNCINGS MARY'S VISIT TO HER COUSIN.
And Mary arose in these days and went into the hill country ...
//christianbookshelf.org/barton/his life/marys visit to her cousin.htm

In the Sod Cellar
... He knew also that his cousin Will both chewed and smoked the leaves, but
it had not occurred to him that he himself could do so. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/byrum/how john became a man/chapter ii in the sod.htm

Imperial Caesar
... the Maccabee until it was possible to get possession of the two hundred talents
from those friends in Jerusalem who were interested in his cousin's welfare. ...
/.../miller/the city of delight/chapter vii imperial caesar.htm

Answers to Prayer.
... ANSWERS TO PRAYER. During the summer Bessie's cousin John and a boy friend came
to visit her. They spent many pleasant hours on the lake. ...
/.../byrum/the value of a praying mother/chapter xviii answers to prayer.htm

Valentinian a Son of Constantius and Placidia, Aunt of Theodosius ...
... He had a cousin then very young named Valentinian; the son of his aunt Placidia,
daughter of Theodosius the Great, and sister of the two Augusti Arcadius and ...
/.../chapter xxiv valentinian a son of.htm

Incidents of Childhood
... One of the boys once found a mink in his cousin's trap. When he told his
mother what he had seen, she said, "Go back, take the mink ...
/.../cole/trials and triumphs of faith/chapter iii incidents of childhood.htm

The Disciples of Our Saviour.
... But John was at any rate an own cousin of Jesus, and the objection loses its weight
when we realize the spiritual sympathy which existed between Jesus and John ...
/.../pamphilius/church history/chapter xii the disciples of our.htm

Dawn in the Hills
... But the Maccabee, with the girl uppermost in his mind, believed that his cousin
was inwardly resenting his preemption of the pretty stranger. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the city of delight/chapter vi dawn in the.htm

Thesaurus

Cousin (7 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) Allied; akin. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. COUSIN. kuz ... See KINSMAN.
Multi-Version Concordance Cousin (7 Occurrences). Luke ...
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Esther (48 Occurrences)
... Her family did not avail themselves of the permission granted by Cyrus to the exiles
to return to Jerusalem; and she resided with her cousin Mordecai, who held ...
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Raguel (1 Occurrence)
... In Tobit 7:2 he is called cousin of Tobit, and in Tobit 6:10 the King James Version
he is erroneously represented as "cousin" of Tobias = "kinsman" in the ...
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Elisabeth (8 Occurrences)
... the priest and mother of John the Baptist (Luke 1:5). Elisabeth herself was of priestly
lineage and a "kinswoman" (the King James Version COUSIN, which see) of ...
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Demetrius (3 Occurrences)
... xxxi.12), chafed at a longer detention, particularly as his cousin, Antiochus Eupator,
a boy of 9, succeeded to the kingdom with Lysias as his guardian. ...
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Amasa (13 Occurrences)
... He was appointed by David to command the army in room of his cousin Joab (2 Samuel
19:13), who afterwards treacherously put him to death as a dangerous rival ...
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Brethren (528 Occurrences)
... Chemnitz, Bengel, etc., understands the word "brother" in the general sense of
"kinsman," and interprets it here as equivalent to "cousin." According to this ...
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Relationships (1 Occurrence)
... perhaps "maternal uncle"; the Jewish Encyclopedia, under the word "Cremation"),
takes charge of a dead body); ben dodh is used of cousin (compare ben 'ahi 'immo ...
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Lord (59401 Occurrences)
... Chemnitz, Bengel, etc., understands the word "brother" in the general sense of
"kinsman," and interprets it here as equivalent to "cousin." According to this ...
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Barnabas (33 Occurrences)
... He was a Levite from the island of Cyprus, and cousin, not "nephew" (the King James
Version), of the evangelist Mark, the word anepsios (Colossians 4:10 ...
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Bible Concordance

Cousin (7 Occurrences)

Luke 1:36 And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.
(KJV WBS)

Colossians 4:10 Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, greets you, and Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you received commandments, "if he comes to you, receive him"),
(WEB WEY ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Leviticus 25:49 or his uncle, or his uncle's son, may redeem him, or any who is a close relative to him of his family may redeem him; or if he has grown rich, he may redeem himself.
(See RSV NIV)

Esther 2:7 He brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter; for she had neither father nor mother. The maiden was fair and beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his own daughter.
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 32:8 And Hanameel, my uncle's son, cometh in unto me, according to the word of Jehovah, unto the court of the prison, and saith unto me, 'Buy, I pray thee, my field that 'is' in Anathoth, that 'is' in the land of Benjamin, for thine 'is' the right of possession, and thine of redemption -- buy for thee.' And I know that it 'is' the word of Jehovah,
(See RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 32:9 I bought the field that was in Anathoth of Hanamel my uncle's son, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.
(See RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 32:12 And I give the purchase-book unto Baruch son of Neriah, son of Maaseiah, before the eyes of Hanameel, my uncle's son, and before the eyes of the witnesses, those writing in the purchase-book, before the eyes of all the Jews who are sitting in the court of the prison.
(See RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Cousin

Cousin Marriage

Related Terms

Esther (48 Occurrences)

Raguel (1 Occurrence)

Elisabeth (8 Occurrences)

Demetrius (3 Occurrences)

Amasa (13 Occurrences)

Brethren (528 Occurrences)

Relationships (1 Occurrence)

Lord (59401 Occurrences)