Strong’s G431 · Greek

ἀνεψιός
anepsiós

Definition

properly, akin, i.e. (specially) a cousin

Etymology

from G1 (Α) (as a particle of union) and an obsolete (a brood);

Where the KJV renders it

  • sister's son

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What the first audience heard

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