What does συγγενής (syngenḗs) mean in the Bible?
συγγενής (syngenḗs): Blood relative or tribal kinsman; emphasizes natural family connection rather than household relationship.
Greek · G4773
συγγενής
A relative (by blood); by extension, a fellow countryman
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συγγενής G4773
Pronunciation syngenḗs
What does συγγενής (syngenḗs) mean in the Bible?
συγγενής (syngenḗs): Blood relative or tribal kinsman; emphasizes natural family connection rather than household relationship.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4773?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include relatives (6), fellow countrymen (2), a relative (1), fellow countryman (1), own flesh and blood (1).
Where does συγγενής (syngenḗs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 6:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (5), Romans (4), Acts (1), John (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It relatives 6× Mark 6:4, Luke 1:58, Luke 2:44, Luke 14:12
fellow countrymen 2× Romans 16:7, Romans 16:21
a relative 1× John 18:26
fellow countryman 1× Romans 16:11
own flesh and blood 1× Romans 9:3
relative 1× Luke 1:36
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 6:4 συγγενεῦσιν to relatives Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural Luke 1:36 συγγενίς to relative Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Luke 1:58 συγγενεῖς to relatives Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Luke 2:44 συγγενεῦσιν to relatives Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural Luke 14:12 συγγενεῖς to relatives Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural Luke 21:16 συγγενῶν to relatives Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural John 18:26 συγγενὴς to a relative Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Acts 10:24 συγγενεῖς to relatives Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural Romans 9:3 συγγενῶν to own flesh and blood Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural Romans 16:7 συγγενεῖς to fellow countrymen Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 6:4
Aligned rows 12
Books represented 5
Mark 1 Luke 5 John 1 Acts 1 Romans 4
Source forms
συγγενεῖς 5x syngeneis Luke 1:58, Luke 14:12, Acts 10:24, Romans 16:7
συγγενεῦσιν 2x syngeneusin Mark 6:4, Luke 2:44
συγγενῶν 2x syngenōn Luke 21:16, Romans 9:3
συγγενῆ 1x syngenē Romans 16:11
συγγενὴς 1x syngenēs John 18:26
συγγενίς 1x syngenis Luke 1:36
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural 3x Luke 14:12, Acts 10:24, Romans 16:7
Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural 2x Mark 6:4, Luke 2:44
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural 2x Luke 21:16, Romans 9:3
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural 2x Luke 1:58, Romans 16:21
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular 1x Romans 16:11
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x John 18:26
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular 1x Luke 1:36
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Blood relative or tribal kinsman; emphasizes natural family connection rather than household relationship.
Strong's G4773
Lexical occurrences 11 verses Greek text appearances 12 times Word forms 6 forms 11 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 14:12 Source Gloss
a relative (by blood); by extension, a fellow countryman
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
12 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 6:4 Adjective Dative Plural Masculine
συγγενέσι suggenesin
akin, a relative
Read verse Luke 1:36 Adjective Nominative Singular Feminine
συγγενής suggenhv
akin, a relative
Read verse Luke 1:58 Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
συγγενεῖς suggeneiv
akin, a relative
Read verse Luke 2:44 Adjective Dative Plural Masculine
συγγενέσι suggenesin
akin, a relative
Read verse Luke 14:12 Adjective Accusative Plural Masculine
συγγενεῖς suggeneiv
akin, a relative
Read verse Luke 21:16 Adjective Genitive Plural Masculine
συγγενῶν suggenwn
akin, a relative
Read verse John 18:26 Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
συγγενὴς suggenhv
akin, a relative
Read verse Acts 10:24 Adjective Accusative Plural Masculine
συγγενεῖς suggeneiv
akin, a relative
Read verse Romans 9:3 Adjective Genitive Plural Masculine
συγγενῶν suggenwn
akin, a relative
Read verse Romans 16:7 Adjective Accusative Plural Masculine
συγγενεῖς suggeneiv
akin, a relative
Read verse Romans 16:11 Adjective Accusative Singular Masculine
συγγενῆ suggenh
akin, a relative
Read verse Romans 16:21 Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
συγγενεῖς suggeneiv
akin, a relative
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 6 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 6 Aligned forms 11 Case pattern Accusative (4) Number pattern Plural (9)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Luke 1:58 · Rom 16:21 2×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine John 18:26 1×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Luke 21:16 · Rom 9:3 2×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Mark 6:4 · Luke 2:44 2×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Luke 14:12 · Acts 10:24 · Rom 16:7 3×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Rom 16:11 1×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Blood relations invited to a meal, contrasted with the poor and disabled
Showing 1 selected witness from 11 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
συγγενής is built from these roots:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain